idsgrep ☆

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Description:
Grep for Extended Ideographic Description Sequences

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: text-processing cjk linguistics cli unicode

Install: brew install idsgrep

About:
Idsgrep is a specialized command-line utility designed to search for and match Extended Ideographic Description Sequences (IDS) within text. It enables precise querying of complex CJK character compositions, making it an essential tool for linguists and font developers working with ideographic structures.

Key Features:

Pattern matching for IDS sequences
Support for extended ideographic descriptions
Command-line interface for scripting
Integration with text processing pipelines

Use Cases:

Searching for specific character compositions in large text corpora
Linguistic analysis of CJK character construction
Quality assurance for font development workflows

Alternatives:

grep – Standard grep lacks native understanding of IDS syntax and structure
ripgrep – Faster but not specialized for ideographic description sequences

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