SearchTool

A simple and powerful command-line search tool for searching files. It searches recursively through all directories and subdirectories.

What does this tool do?

This tool searches for specific text in files and shows you:

• The name of the file where the text was found
• The line number where the text was found

How to use

Basic Search

node Search.js --text "search term"

Case-Sensitive Search

node Search.js --text "SearchTerm" --case-sensitive

Regular Expression Search

node Search.js --text "pattern.*" --regex

Search in specific file type

node Search.js --text "function" --file-type ".js"

Combine multiple options

node Search.js --text "error" --file-type ".log" --case-sensitive --regex

Available Options

Option	Shortcut	Description
--text	-t	Text to search for (required)
--case-sensitive	-c	Case-sensitive search
--regex	-r	Use regular expressions
--file-type	-f	File type to search in (default: .txt)

Practical Examples

Example 1: Search for "function" in JavaScript files

node Search.js --text "function" --file-type ".js"

Example 2: Search for error messages

node Search.js --text "error" --file-type ".log"

Example 3: Search for email addresses

node Search.js --text "[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}" --regex --file-type ".txt"

Example 4: Search for specific variable with case sensitivity

node Search.js --text "userName" --case-sensitive --file-type ".js"

Output Format

The tool displays results in this format:

./src/main.js:15
./src/utils.js:42
./docs/README.txt:8

Where:

• ./src/main.js = file path
• :15 = line number

When to use this tool?

• Code Review: Search for a specific function or variable
• Debugging: Search for error messages in log files
• Documentation: Search through documentation files
• Configuration: Search for specific settings in config files