A high-performance pattern search utility designed to filter text files and analyze logs using advanced regular expressions.
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1. ClawHub CLI
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npx clawhub@latest install grep-tool
2. Manual Installation
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What is grep-tool?
The grep-tool is a robust utility designed for developers and system administrators who need to navigate large datasets or complex codebases. By integrating this capability into your workflow, you can quickly isolate specific strings, identify errors in log files, or refactor code by finding specific patterns across multiple directories. This tool brings the classic power of pattern matching to the Openclaw Skills library, ensuring efficient data processing and information retrieval.
Built to be both flexible and fast, it supports various regex flavors including basic, extended, and Perl-compatible expressions. Whether you are performing a simple keyword search or executing complex data filtering, this skill provides the precision required for modern development environments.
grep-tool Use Cases
- Analyzing system or application logs to troubleshoot specific error codes.
- Searching through massive source code repositories to find function definitions or TODO comments.
- Filtering command output or data files to extract only the relevant information.
- Auditing configurations by identifying specific patterns across nested directory structures.
How grep-tool Works
- The user provides a search pattern and specifies the target files or directories.
- The tool parses any optional flags to modify the search behavior, such as case sensitivity or recursion.
- The engine scans the input stream or files line-by-line using the specified regular expression flavor.
- Matching lines (or counts) are streamed to the output, optionally including context like line numbers for easier navigation.
grep-tool Setup
To utilize this utility within the Openclaw Skills framework, ensure the tool is available in your execution environment. You can test the installation by running:
grep-tool --help
No additional external dependencies are required for basic operations, making it a lightweight addition to your automation toolkit.
grep-tool Data Schema & Taxonomy
The grep-tool processes raw text data and generates structured console output. The following table describes the primary output fields:
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| File Path | The location of the file containing the match (when searching multiple files) |
| Line Number | The specific line index where the pattern was found (enabled via -n) |
| Content | The raw text string that matched the defined pattern |
| Match Count | A numerical summary of hits (enabled via -c) |
grep-tool Advanced Features
- Case-insensitive matching for flexible searching without strict casing requirements.
- Recursive directory traversal to find patterns deep within file systems.
- Inverted matching to filter out known patterns and focus on anomalies.
- Support for Perl-compatible regular expressions (PCRE) for advanced logic and lookaheads.
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