ag

Name: ag
Author: Geoff Greer

Website: https://geoff.greer.fm/ag/

Project: https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher

Author: Geoff Greer

Alternative to: grep

Language: C

This page last updated: 2026-03-15

A code searching tool similar to ack, with a focus on speed.

ag is a tool for searching code. It started off as a clone of ack, but their feature sets have since diverged slightly. In typical usage, ag is 5-10x faster than ack.