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   1 This package provides an interface to ack http://beyondgrep.com -- a
   2 tool like grep, designed for programmers with large trees of
   3 heterogeneous source code. It builds on standard packages `compile.el'
   4 and `ansi-color.el' and lets you seamlessly run `ack' with its large
   5 set of options.
   6
   7 Ack-like tools such as the silver search (ag) and git/hg/bzr grep are
   8 well supported too.
   9
  10 Usage:
  11 Type `M-x ack' and provide a pattern to search.
  12 Type `C-u M-x ack' to search from current project root.
  13 Type `C-u C-u M-x ack' to interactively choose a directory to search.
  14
  15 While reading ack command and args from the minibuffer, the following
  16 key bindings may be useful:
  17
  18 - `M-I' inserts a template for case-insensitive file name search
  19 - `M-G' inserts a template for `git grep', `hg grep' or `bzr grep'
  20 - `M-Y' inserts the symbol at point from the window before entering
  21    the minibuffer
  22 - `TAB' completes ack options
  23
  24 This package does not require `--nogroup' nor `--noheading'.
  25 Coloring is performed using the standard library ansi-color.el.
  26
  27 Screenshots:
  28 http://i.imgur.com/VwWyzAe.png
  29 http://i.imgur.com/rwjC4pa.png
  30
  31 Bugs:
  32 https://github.com/leoliu/ack-el/issues
  33
  34 ack.el was written by Leo Liu, with contributions from Phillip Lord.