ffts-grep
A fast full-text search indexer using SQLite FTS5
What it does
I built a CLI tool for fast full-text search across codebases, designed to power file suggestions in AI coding assistants like Claude Code. File suggestion in coding assistants needs to be fast - users expect results as they type. Traditional grep/ripgrep are great for one-off searches, but re-scanning thousands of files on every keystroke isn't practical. GitHub: Feedback welcome! Especially interested in ideas for detecting deleted files during incremental indexing without a full scan.
Does a similar job
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I kept re-Googling the same flags, so I built a tiny, fast directory of copy-ready CLI commands. It’s static (vanilla JS), instant search, keyboard nav (↑/↓ + Enter), favorites (localStorage), and linkable queries. Examples: • grep errors → https://www.greppers.com/?q=grep%20error%20logs • list open ports (macOS) → https://www.greppers.com/?q=list%20open%20ports • show git branch graph → https://www.greppers.com/?q=git%20graph • tail with colors → https://www.greppers.com/?q=tail%20colors Tech notes: static site on Netlify, no…
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Much improved new version. Search for words similar to the query. For example, "death" will find "death", "dying", "dead", "killing"... Incredibly useful for exploring large text datasets where exact matches are too restrictive.
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