https://github.com/beyondgrep/ack2

**ack 2 is no longer being maintained. ack 3 is the latest version.**
https://github.com/beyondgrep/ack2

ack grep perl tree

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**ack 2 is no longer being maintained. ack 3 is the latest version.**

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/beyondgrep/ack2
• Owner: beyondgrep
• License: other
• Created: 2011-01-29T07:12:50.000Z (over 14 years ago)
• Default Branch: dev
• Last Pushed: 2019-03-19T14:41:58.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-08T12:11:07.885Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: ack, grep, perl, tree
• Language: Perl
• Homepage: https://github.com/beyondgrep/ack3/
• Size: 2.4 MB
• Stars: 1,471
• Watchers: 59
• Forks: 138
• Open Issues: 9
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: Changes
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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# Build status of dev branch

* Linux [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/beyondgrep/ack2.png?branch=dev)](https://travis-ci.org/beyondgrep/ack2)

* Windows [![Build Status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/github/beyondgrep/ack2)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/petdance/ack2)

* [CPAN Testers](http://cpantesters.org/distro/A/ack.html)

# ack 2

ack is a code-searching tool, similar to grep but optimized for

programmers searching large trees of source code.  It runs in pure

Perl, is highly portable, and runs on any platform that runs Perl.

ack is written and maintained by Andy Lester ([email protected]).

* Project home page: https://beyondgrep.com/

* Code home page: https://github.com/beyondgrep/ack2

* Issue tracker: https://github.com/beyondgrep/ack2/issues

* Mailing list for announcements: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ack-announcements

* Mailing list for users: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ack-users

* Mailing list for developers: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ack-dev

# Building

ack requires Perl 5.8.8 or higher.  Perl 5.8.8 was released January 2006.

    # Required

    perl Makefile.PL

    make

    make test

    sudo make install # for a system-wide installation (recommended)

    # - or -

    make ack-standalone

    cp ack-standalone ~/bin/ack2 # for a personal installation

# Development

[Developer's Guide](DEVELOPERS.md)

[Design Guide](DESIGN.md)