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We've compiled a list of 5 free and paid alternatives to spot. The primary competitors include Gawk, ripgrep. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between spot and ack, UniversalCodeGrep, Mawk. Also you can look at other similar options here: File Management Tools.


The awk utility interprets a special-purpose programming language that makes it possible to handle...

ripgrep
Free Open Source

ripgrep combines the usability of The Silver Searcher with the raw speed of grep.

ack
Free Open Source

Ack is designed as a standalone (one perl file) replacement for 99% of the uses of grep.

UniversalCodeGrep
Free Open Source

UniversalCodeGrep (ucg) is an extremely fast grep-like tool specialized for searching large bodies...

Mawk
Free Open Source

mawk is an interpreter for the AWK Programming Language.

Tiny ack-style file search utility. All arguments constitute the search text.

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Tiny ack-style file search utility. All arguments constitute the search text. No need to wrap most searches in double quotes. Short & written in Bash - just find & grep: you can edit it easily to suit your liking. Searches most things by default instead of some known predefined extensions.

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