Grep Tool
The Grep Tool searches the files of a project for lines containing
a match to the given pattern. It is activated by selecting Grep
in the Actions menu of the Project
Desktop.
Header
Pattern - the text or regular expression to be search for.
File Filter - the types of files to be searched.
Start - starts the search.
Stop - terminates the search.
Search Options Group Box
When Ignore Case is selected, case distinctions will be ignored in both the pattern and the input files.
When Match Words is selected, only lines containing matches that form whole words are shown.
When Exact Match is selected, only those lines exactly matching the whole line will be selected.
Were to search Group Box
This group of check boxes is used to specify the directories to search. The C-Forge Grep will Look in any combination of Stable, Work or a Custom Path.
Custom Path Group Box
The Browse button opens the Path Edit Dialog, which can be used to compose a custom path.
Path field displays the custom path.
When Search directories recursively option is selected, subdirectories found in the search path will also be scanned.
The lower part of the dialog displays the table of the matches found. It shows names and locations of the files that contain the matches, and the line numbers. The title bar of the table is the standard element of the interface, that allows changing the order and size of columns and the sorting the their elements.
Double-click on matches in the table will open the corresponding file to be opened in an Editor Window.
The yellow indicator on the Status Bar of the dialog flashes while the process is running.
Menu
File
- Start - begins the search.
- Stop - terminates the search.
- Close - closes the Grep Tool.
Last modified: Friday, 24-Dec-1999 12:48:53 MST