Ack!
I just wanted to let you all know that ack, a better grep (and one of my favorite tools), is now hosted on GitHub: http://github.com/petdance/ack Watch the project and start…
I just wanted to let you all know that ack, a better grep (and one of my favorite tools), is now hosted on GitHub: http://github.com/petdance/ack
Watch the project and start wondering how you ever lived without it.
_ /| 'o.O' =(___)= U ack!
(And don’t forget ack.tmbundle, ack.vim, or ack.el while you’re at it.)
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