Source Search is a C++ application designed to scan source code files for specified words, providing contextual lines around each match. Originally written in Python by a friend and ported to C++ by me, this tool is useful for developers and analysts looking to quickly identify specific terms within large codebases.

Features

• Search Words: Specify a list of words to search for within source code files.
• Contextual Output: Includes lines around each match to provide context.
• File Type Filtering: Search within specific file extensions. Available File Extensions (add more by building from source)
• Customizable Output: Results can be written to a specified file or split into multiple files if the output exceeds a line limit.

Usage

./sourcesearch <searchWordsFile> [<outputFile> <directory>]
    

Arguments

• searchWordsFile: A file containing words to search for, one per line.
• outputFile: (Optional) The name of the output file. Defaults to lines.txt.
• directory: (Optional) The directory to search within. Defaults to the current directory.

Options

• --version: Displays the version of the program.
• --help: Shows the help message.

Example

To search for words listed in words.txt within the current directory and save the output to results.txt:

./sourcesearch words.txt results.txt .
    

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have suggestions for improvements or new features, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

To Do

• Implement multi-threading for faster searching.
• Improve file type filtering based on content rather than extension.
• Enhance the user interface and command-line options.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License