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Dev tools · May 30, 2019

Fist – An in Memory Full-Text Search and Indexing Server Written in C

A lightweight full-text index server with a focus on speed and efficiency. - GitHub - f-prime/fist: A lightweight full-text index server with a focus on speed and efficiency.

Fist – An in Memory Full-Text Search and Indexing Server Written in C launched on May 30, 2019 with 17 votes, #893 of 3,072 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

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Fist is an in-memory full-text search and indexing server written in C. It enables developers to build search functionality into applications without external dependencies. The server handles text indexing and retrieval operations, making it suitable for projects requiring fast search capabilities. Fist is available as open-source software on GitHub for developers looking to implement search features in their systems.

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