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Changes for version 1.74 - 2007-11-28

  • ENHANCEMENTS
    • Added -u, --unrestricted options that search absolutely all files and directories, just like grep.
    • Ignores Codeville's .cdv directories.
    • Ignores SourceGear's _sgbak directories.
  • THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED
    • ack -o emulates grep now and shows filenames unless explicitly suppressed with -h.
  • FIXES
    • Added workaround for older Getopt::Long.
    • Fixed some testcases so that they are more robust (order of files, forward/backward slashes and shellquoting).
    • Fixed a test that would fail if the files weren't sorted.

Documentation

ack
grep-like text finder
ack
grep-like text finder

Modules

A container for functions for the ack program