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tgrep for Mac

Trigram-indexed grep for fast regex search in large codebases

Quick answer: tgrep is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install tgrep. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 510 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What tgrep is

tgrep is a command-line tool for macOS: trigram-indexed grep for fast regex search in large codebases.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/microsoft/tgrep.

How to install tgrep

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install tgrep.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install tgrep on Mac?

Run brew install tgrep in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is tgrep open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does tgrep run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is tgrep?

It was installed 510 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #1526 in this catalogue.

What version of tgrep is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.2.4.