Key Features • Usage • Test Run • Demo • Installation • To-Do • License
> A recursive Search Tool written in Rust How many times have you gone through files in search of a string, or finding origin of a function. Locate is a tool written in *Rust* which goes through each file and gives **exact location of the string** in the file. --- ## **Key Features** - Works on **Windows**, **MacOS** and **Linux** - Blazing **Fast**  - Finds String Deep Inside **Directory Structure** --- ## **Installation** ``` bash # Clone the repo git clone https://github.com/pr4k/locate # Build the project cargo build --release ``` It will create a binary in `target/release`, copy it to `/usr/bin` and you are good to go. Or simply do `cargo install locate` --- ## **Give it a Test Run** Don't want to clone the project, *No worries!!* Go to the **releases** and downlaod the latest release, copy it to `/usr/bin` that's all. --- ## **Usage** ```bash ➜ ~ locate -h Usage: locate [OPTIONS] Recursive string locater in files Optional arguments: -h,--help Show this help message and exit -p,--path PATH Path to folder -q,--query QUERY Query string to find ``` Try `locate -p /path/to/folder -q /string-to-be-searched` --- ## **Demo**
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## **TO-DO**
- Add **regex** support for the search string
- Control Folder depth for search
- Provide option to replace the searched word by another
## **License**
[](https://github.com/pr4k/locate)
- **[MIT license](http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)**
- Copyright 2020 © pr4k
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