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Dev tools · June 18, 2019

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I wrote a book on GNU grep and ripgrep

My book on "GNU grep and ripgrep" is free to download today and tomorrow [1][2] Code snippets, example files and sample chapters are available on GitHub [3] The book uses plenty of examples and regular expressions are also covered from scratch. The book is suitable for beginners as well as serves as a reference. Hope you find it useful, I would be grateful for your feedback and suggestions. I used pandoc+xelatex [4] to generate the pdf. [1] https://gumroad.com/l/gnugrep_ripgrep [2] https://leanpub.com/gnugrep_ripgrep [3]…

I wrote a book on GNU grep and ripgrep launched on June 18, 2019 with 182 votes, #109 of 2,757 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.

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This is a free book covering GNU grep and ripgrep, two command-line text search tools. The book teaches regular expressions from the beginning and includes numerous practical examples, making it accessible to beginners while also serving as a reference for experienced users. Code snippets and example files are available on GitHub to support learning.

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