ack-grep
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ack-grep is a command-line search tool optimized for programmers, designed to quickly search source code with smart defaults and language-aware filtering.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| ack-grep canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17568197 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ack-grep Context triple: [ack, alsoKnownAs, ack-grep]
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A.
ripgrep
ripgrep is a fast, command-line search tool written in Rust that recursively searches directories using regular expressions and is widely used as a modern alternative to grep.
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B.
GNU Grep
GNU Grep is the GNU Project’s free, open-source implementation of the grep command-line utility used for fast text searching and pattern matching in files.
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C.
The Silver Searcher
The Silver Searcher is a fast, command-line code-search tool (often invoked as `ag`) known for its speed and simplicity in searching large codebases.
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D.
egrep
egrep is a variant of the grep command-line utility that searches text using extended regular expressions for more powerful pattern matching.
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E.
KFind
KFind is a file search utility for the KDE desktop environment that provides advanced options for locating files based on name, content, and attributes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ack-grep Target entity description: ack-grep is a command-line search tool optimized for programmers, designed to quickly search source code with smart defaults and language-aware filtering.
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A.
ripgrep
ripgrep is a fast, command-line search tool written in Rust that recursively searches directories using regular expressions and is widely used as a modern alternative to grep.
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B.
GNU Grep
GNU Grep is the GNU Project’s free, open-source implementation of the grep command-line utility used for fast text searching and pattern matching in files.
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C.
The Silver Searcher
The Silver Searcher is a fast, command-line code-search tool (often invoked as `ag`) known for its speed and simplicity in searching large codebases.
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D.
egrep
egrep is a variant of the grep command-line utility that searches text using extended regular expressions for more powerful pattern matching.
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E.
KFind
KFind is a file search utility for the KDE desktop environment that provides advanced options for locating files based on name, content, and attributes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.