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+1  Q: 

php searching question

Hey guys,

I have a lot of php code and I'm going through it right now (500+ files). I was hoping to find a program that would let me easily search through the files to see which files contain a specific variable I am editing. Kind of like a super edit -> find from notepad++. Anyone have any suggestions?

Best, Pavan

+2  A: 

One word. ack.

Chetan  2010-10-24 20:32:40
I was introduced to ack ~6 months ago - not sure how I ever lived without it. (Actually I do know: with a cheap ack-wannabe Perl script I've been toting around for 10 years) Since then I haven't met a serious developer who was shown ack and didn't embrace it.
beamrider9  2010-10-24 21:42:39
@Chetan thanks for mentioning it man. I appreciate it. Cool.
Pavan Katepalli  2010-10-26 06:21:02
@beamrider9 Did you find it better than the find in files feature of notepad++?
Pavan Katepalli  2010-10-26 06:21:40
@Pavan I don't know that app, sorry. My text editor of choice has a "find in files" also, but ack is a command line tool, which I find generally more useful in situations like this.
beamrider9  2010-10-26 16:31:53
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You can use a PHP ide such as NetBeans or your alternative is if you want to stick with notepad++ you can the Find in files which is located in the last tab when you hit CTRL+F

using NetBeans IDE you can lay your project out into a really decent code profiler and be able to see what your code is doing from a visual prospective.

RobertPitt  2010-10-24 20:35:17
Thanks dude. I just checked out the find in files thing and it rocks. Wish it did it right on the server, but I shouldn't be editing on the server anyway.
Pavan Katepalli  2010-10-26 06:19:45
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You can also try Agent Ransack

NAVEED  2010-10-24 21:33:23
Checking it out now. Thanks NAVEED!
Pavan Katepalli  2010-10-26 06:20:17

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