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@IntelMaxC IntelMaxC released this 18 Aug 08:22
jfind-0.1
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jfind

a lightweight command line tool to search files and class inside java archives

Abstract

There are two ways to search a file:

  • match by file path (ex. to find a class by the package name)
  • match by text content (ex. to find a configuration file by a property name)

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System Descritption Download Size
Linux x64 Full portable version for Linux 64 bit jfind-0.1-linux-x64-portable.tar.gz 13 MB
Windows x64 Full portable version for Windows 64 bit jfind-0.1-win-x64-portable.zip 23 MB
JDK 14+ Only runtimes, required JDK 14+ already installed jfind-0.1.jar 0.12 MB

Installation

Linux Full Portable Binaries

Follow the instructions to install jfind under /opt folder (you can use another folder)

  • untar the archive under /opt folder
    • cd /opt
    • tar xvzf jfind-0.1-linux-x64-portable.tar.gz
    • the root jfind directory is /opt/jfind
  • set JFIND_HOME as environment variable to point on root diretcory
    • add export JFIND_HOME="/opt/jfind" on .bashrc file
  • add JFIND_HOME/ to system environment paths
    • add export PATH=$PATH:$JFIND_HOME/ on .bashrc file
  • open a terminal and write jfind to display the help

Windows Full Portable Binaries

Follow the instructions to install jfind under C:\jfind folder (you can use another folder)

  • unzip the archive under C: folder
    • the root jfind directory is C:\jfind
  • set JFIND_HOME as environment variable to point on C:\jfind diretcory
  • add JFIND_HOME/ to system environment paths
  • open a terminal and write jfind to display the help

Only Runtime version

  • Requires JDK 14+ already installed
  • To execute jfind type java -jar jfind-0.1.jar [OPTIONS...]

Command line arguments

jfind [OPTIONS ...]

  • --dir [root path to start search]
    • default value = "."
  • --scan.recursive [true, false]
    • true = scan recursively inside sub folders and archives
    • false = flat scan
    • default value = true
  • --scan.archives [comma separated list of archives extension to look inside]
    • is possible to set all valid zip archives
    • is possible to add extensions to the default with "+ext1,ext2,..."
    • default value = "jar,war,ear,esb"
  • --path [path to search]
    • if empty the search by path is disabled
  • --path.mid [true, false]
    • true = returns all files contain the specified path
    • false = returns all files the name ends exactly with the specified path
    • defalut value = true
  • --text [text content to search]
    • if empty the search by content is disabled
  • --text.files [comma separated list of file extensions to search text]
    • is possible to use "!extension" to exclude files from scan
    • is possible to add extensions to the default with "+ext1,ext2,..."
    • default value = "properties,xml"
  • --text.ignorecase [true, false]
    • true = match text without consider the case of characters (slow)
    • false = match text with a byte per byte comparison (fast)
    • default value = false
  • --text.printfound [true, false]
    • true = print line where text is found
    • false = print only the files where text is found
    • default value = true
  • --help or -h to display help

examples

jfind org.apache

returns all file occurrences located under .../org/apache/...

jfind --text myProperty

returns all file occurrences that contain myProperty text

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