dngrep Global Tool

What is it

dngrep.tool is a global tool for syntax-aware search inside C# projects directly from a command line.

Simply install, open any repository or folder containing .sln and/or .csproj, run command dngrep (or dngrep -h to see the available options).

Installation

After you have installed DotNet Core, you can install this tool using the following command:

dotnet tool install -g dngrep

For the older versions or preview packages, use:

dotnet tool install -g dngrep --version 0.0.1

For installing the package from a local repository:

dotnet pack
dotnet tool install --global --add-source ./dngrep.tool/nupkg dngrep

For uninstalling, use:

dotnet tool uninstall -g dngrep

Example Usage

You can clone this repository and run dngrep inside it.

Let's say you'd like to find all classes that have Extension in their name:

dngrep -t class -c Extension

Output:

But what if you don't want to see any tests? Just add the exclude option:

dngrep -t class -r true -c Syntax.*Extension -e Test

Output:

Then assume you'd like to see only classes that also starts with Syntax. Just enable regex and run the following command:

dngrep -t class -r true -c Syntax.*Extension -e Test

Output:

And what if you don't want to see any namespaces and file paths and want a bit cleaner output? Simply add other options:

dngrep -t class --hide-namespaces true -r true -l false -L false -c Syntax.*Extension -e Test

Output: