grepc

grep + color

Grepc is an approachable regular expression highlighter with advanced customization for VS Code.

Features

Easily decorate text with any regular expression and save them as rules

Enable and disable decoration rules across all files or per file type

Share rules across multiple workspaces or keep them workspace specific

Have overlapping rules? Drag & drop to change execution priority

Drag & drop to transfer between workspace rules and global rules

See all matches of the current rule in an readable and approachable interface

Adjust font style, color, background color, border, outline, and more as needed.

Easy commands for creating, enabling, disabling, and removing rules for decoration.

Usage

• Simply open the tree view in the left hand bar.
• Optionally, use one of the following by right-clicking in the editor:

Command	Title	Description
grepc.addRule	grepc: Create Blank Rule	Add a rule to local or global rule managers through a series of menus.
grepc.addTextRule	grepc: Create Rule From Selection	Add a rule by selecting text to be the regex and then following the quick pick menus.
grepc.deleteRule	grepc: Delete Rule	Delete a rule from the workspace or global managers.
grepc.enableAllRules	grepc: Enable All Rules	Enable all rules in the workspace and global.
grepc.enableLocalRules	grepc: Enable Local Workspace Rules	Enable all local rules.
grepc.enableGlobalRules	grepc: Enable Global Workspace Rules	Enable all global rules.
grepc.disableAllRules	grepc: Disable All Rules	Disable all rules.
grepc.disableLocalRules	grepc: Disable Local Workspace Rules	Disable local rules.
grepc.disableGlobalRules	grepc: Disable Global Workspace Rules	Disable global rules.
grepc.showReleaseNotes	grepc: Show Release Notes	Show release notes page that displays for each major and minor update.

Installation

The easiest way to install is through the VS Code Marketplace.

Alternatively, you can install any version of grepc by going to the releases and downloading the specific .vsix file. From there, you can follow the instructions here.

Release Notes

See releases

Also feel free to run the command grepc: Show Release Notes

FAQ

Check out the FAQ. Don't see your question? Create an issue and one of the contributors will hopefully have an answer :).

Contributing

How to Build

Find an issue or a potential new feature? Create an issue on the GitHub page.

Feel free to review the current issues if interested in contributing.

If interested in more information, reach out to @stneveadomi on GitHub.

Credits

Created by Steven Neveadomi.

Shout out to the following beta testers: Chelsey Jurado, Dominic Nappi

Shout out to Brooke Thomson for designing the logos. You can see more of her work here

License

MIT @ Steven Neveadomi