"Hilbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I've heard of a software on linux that creates a recursive database of > text files and then provides an interface for grep-like queries. I'd > like to use it to find procedures/variables in a large code base. > > Any suggestions appreciated.
The great granddaddy of them all is WAIS, but it uses a client-server model instead of grep-like queries. It has since been standardized as z39.50. The one most like what you want is probably glimpse, which includes a command-line tool called "agrep" for searching the database. Swish and HARVEST also come to mind as tools in that model. You're most likely to find these tools being used as or bundled as part of web site search engines. They all support "structured" text files, meaning they parse them to assign tags to parts of the content, and let you use those tags How big is your data set? I gave up trying to find one that would properly index 2+ gig of text files - the index data structures kept running into some form of memory limit. I finally gave up and used the file system layout to handle part of the search, doing finds on re's for the name - and a custom tool to look for further structure inside the files. If you're going to be dealing with large data sets, I'd like to know if you find something that works well for you. <mike -- Mike Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
