# Install cgrep with Homebrew, pacman Context-aware grep for source code. Version 9.2.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-12. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cgrep ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cgrep ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S cgrep ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: cgrep from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cgrep - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 9.2.3 - **Source summary:** Context-aware grep for source code - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-12T21:36:29Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - cgrep (cli) - cgrep (alias) ## Dependencies - gmp ## Build dependencies - cabal-install - ghc - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - libffi ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 9.2.3 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-12 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://awgn.github.io/cgrep/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage CGrep is a Haskell context-aware grep for source code that searches by code, comment, literal, token kind, file type, and semantic patterns. ### Project history The official documentation frames CGrep as an extension of traditional grep for source code, adding language-aware context filters and semantic matching. ### Adoption history The project is distributed through Hackage and from source on GitHub. Official docs document cabal, stack, and source installation paths. ### How it is used CGrep is used to search source trees while limiting matches to code, comments, string literals, identifiers, native types, keywords, numbers, operators, file kinds, languages, or test/non-test code. ### Why package nerds care CGrep is interesting to package maintainers because it sits in the family of grep replacements but uses language parsing and Haskell packaging rather than plain byte or regex scanning alone. ### Timeline - v8.0.0: Changelog notes performance improvements and expanded language/configuration support. - v9.2: Official docs describe faster token and semantic search, UTF-8 support, and semantic test filtering. - v9.2.2: Official homepage documents this release line. ### Related projects - The official README links CGrep to Hackage for package distribution and GitHub for source development. ### Sources - - - - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for cgrep. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ./.cgreprc, ~/.cgreprc, /etc/cgreprc ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** cgrep - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Conflicts With:** aerleon - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - pacman - cgrep - 8.1.0-129: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: cgrep from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A context-aware grep for source codes | https://awgn.github.io/cgrep/ ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [cabal-install](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cabal-install/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ghc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ghc/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ack](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ack/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-search, developer-tools, grep, search. - [cgvg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cgvg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-search, developer-tools, grep, search. - [codequery](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/codequery/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-search, developer-tools. - [comby](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/comby/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-search, developer-tools, search. - [hgrep](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hgrep/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, grep, search. - [idutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/idutils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-search, developer-tools. - [igrep](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/igrep/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, grep, search. - [jvgrep](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jvgrep/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, grep, search. - [fourmolu](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fourmolu/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, code, developer, developer-tools, gmp. - [hindent](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hindent/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, code, developer, developer-tools, gmp. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cgrep.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/cgrep.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph