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PowerGREP

4.3.2
Quickly search through large numbers of files on your PC or network using powerful text patterns
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User rating
7/10
10 votes
License
Shareware
OS
Windows
Developer
Version
4.3.2
File size
22.3 MB
Language
English
Release date
27 April 2012

Editor's review

Our PCs have turned out to be a repository for storing a large number of files and folders on it. At times this leads to cluttered interface of our computers, and causes real annoyance when we are searching for some important file immediately. However, the hassles can be minimized by an effective PC management tool that helps in organizing the files stored on our PCs. PowerGREP 3.5.0 is one such application that has the capability to find the files and folders over the network and at your own system, by simply entering the name or few content words. Its Perl-compatible regular expression allows users to search anything stored on their PCs or over the network.

The PowerGREP 3.5.0 has intuitive interface divided to present the features in a well-planned manner. It’s capable of searching through the plain text files like letters and correspondence, historic archives, source code, reference texts, server/system logs, etc, and also the Unicode files, binary files, UNIX text files, Mac text files, Excel spreadsheets, Acrobat PDF files, zip archives, MS Word documents, etc. Make the search feature selection and enter the necessary information for the program to carry out the search. The searched files are displayed enlisted at the screen, and you can view these with the Editor that presents the content as it is. You can easily select the file, and the program would display the path and location where it has been placed. The utility also allows the users to specify the particular type of files that you want to be included or excluded. Using the application you can edit the source code, reports, websites and other files with the search-and-replace function. You can even carry out the search using regular expressions. To ease the work you can assign different colours for searches and replacements, in results.

You just need to specify the filters, fill the necessary fields and the PowerGREP 3.5.0 application searches the network and your PC efficiently, to fetch the required files for you. Rated with 4.5 points, the application provides sophisticated feature-set leading to proficient functioning in searching, editing, and replacing tasks.

Publisher's description

Quickly find information in files and folders across your computer or network, even if you do not know in advance exactly what you are looking for. PowerGREP's rich Perl-compatible regular expression support allows you to search for virtually anything by specifying the form of what you want, and let PowerGREP find the actual text matching that form. PowerGREP's documentation includes a detailed regular expression tutorial, with many simple and complex examples.
Search through plain text files such as source code, letters and correspondence, server or system logs, reference texts, historic archives, etc. Search through through binary files, Unicode files, UNIX and Mac text files, files stored in zip archives, Microsoft Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, Acrobat PDF files, etc.
Don't limit yourself to getting a list of files or search matches. Extract useful information from large sets of data or heaps of documents. Distill statistics and knowledge from all kinds of log files or archives.
Perform comprehensive search-and-replace operations across large numbers of files for easy maintenance or fast editing of web sites, source code, reports, etc. Preview and inspect the results of the search and replace before actually modifying files. Replace or revert individual search matches in a full-featured file editor. Stay safe with a variety of backup options. Undo changes or clean up backup files in the Undo History.
Save PowerGREP actions and invoke them from the command line to automate recurring tasks. Developers can integrate PowerGREP actions and results with enterprise software through PowerGREP's open XML file formats.
PowerGREP
PowerGREP
Version 4.3.2
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