gnugrep

GNU version of grep (very fast)

Contributed by

Keith Rowe

Obtained from

U of T GNU distribution

Restrictions

GNU Copyleft

Description

This is functionally similar to the regular grep you know and love, but it uses faster algorithms so that its "about twice as fast as stock Unix egrep" (their words, not mine).

Productivity

I haven't compared this to bm but I do know its significantly faster than regular grep.

Safety

I used an earlier version of this for about four months.

Work Planned

None (but I will re-submit updated versions)

Verification

grep "news" /etc/passwd If you get something, odds are good that it works. The makefile also does some regression tests of its own.