vgrep ☆

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Description:
User-friendly pager for grep

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: grep pager search cli developer-tools

Install: brew install vgrep

About:
Vgrep is a pager for grep that processes grep output to provide an interactive, user-friendly interface. It allows users to navigate search results, view file contexts, and open matches in their preferred editor. The tool is designed to improve the workflow of searching through large codebases by adding visual organization and quick access to results.

Key Features:

Interactive result navigation and filtering
Context-aware view of search matches
Seamless integration with text editors (vim, emacs, etc.)
Supports standard grep flags and regex patterns

Use Cases:

Navigating large grep output in codebases
Quickly opening specific search matches in an editor
Filtering search results interactively to find relevant code

Alternatives:

grep – Standard grep outputs raw text, while vgrep adds an interactive UI and editor integration.
ripgrep (rg) – rg is a faster grep alternative, but vgrep focuses on providing a pager interface for the output.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 11, 2025 10:22pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	12c089fb