grep vs PowerGREP : Which is Better?

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grep

grep is a command-line utility for searching plain-text data sets for lines that match a regular expression.

License: Open Source

Categories: File Management

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux Haiku

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PowerGREP

PowerGREP is a powerful Windows grep tool for searching through files and folder, performing complex search and replace operations. Developed by Just great software

License: Commercial

Categories: File Management

Apps available for Windows

grep VS PowerGREP Feature comparision

Feature grep PowerGREP
File Searching
Support for regular expressions
Search-in-files
Indexed search
Online Photo Editor
Reads odt files
Context Menu extension
File management
Outlook search
Portable
Search and replace
Code Search
Ngnix caching
PHP IDE
Full text search
Search engine
Auto Indexing
Real-Time Search
Content Searching
Support for 64 bit
Support for Double-byte languages
Support for Multiple threads
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