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ack:tldr:d1d77
ack: Print the file names and the number of matches for each file only.
$ ack --count --files-with-matches "${search_pattern}"
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The command ack --count --files-with-matches "${search_pattern}"
is used to search for files that match a given pattern and display the total count of matches along with the filenames. Here is a breakdown of the command:
ack
is a tool used for searching files and directories for patterns.--count
is an option that instructsack
to only display the total count of matches.--files-with-matches
is another option that tellsack
to only show the filenames that have matching lines."${search_pattern}"
is the pattern that you want to search for. It can be a regular expression or a simple string.
When you run this command, ack
will search for files that contain the given ${search_pattern}
, and it will display the count of matches along with the filenames that have at least one match.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.