ASCII Text Files Folder Search Routine

ASCII Text Files Folder Search Routine is a free and open-source command-line utility that gives you the possibility to conduct thorough searches across multiple text documents at once. The downloaded package includes the source code written in C.

Download and run the CLI tool

It's not wrapped in a setup kit, so you can copy the downloaded files to any location on the hard drive or to a USB flash disk, in order to run the program on any computer with no previous installers. More importantly, it doesn't add new entries to the Windows registry, so it doesn't increase the risk of OS stability issues.
Because it's a console application, ASCII Text Files Folder Search Routine's process can be called from a Command Prompt dialog. You can type -? to find out the syntax, which is mGrep4 -s"Search string" -d"/Folder name" -xExtension.
Therefore, you can type the string of characters you're attempting to locate, indicate the folder whose files you want to include in the scan scope, as well as filter files by extension. The returned search results also reveal the line number file position for every specified item.

Evaluation and conclusion

The software tool carried out search operations swiftly in our tests while remaining light on system resources, thanks to the fact that it needed low CPU and RAM to function normally. It worked smoothly, without triggering the operating system to hang, crash or prompt error messages.
The bottom line is that ASCII Text Files Folder Search Routine is a practical tool for all users want to locate strings of characters across multiple text documents in specified folders, and it can be used by those who prefer command-line utilities over graphical interfaces. Plus, developers can integrate it into their software products, as long as they're freeware.