The ugrep is a fast command-line search utility designed for finding text and patterns across files and directories. It supports recursive searches, regular expressions, Unicode text, and various output formats, making it a useful alternative to traditional tools such as grep. This tutorial explains how to install ugrep on Ubuntu 26.04.
Install ugrep
Begin by refreshing the local package index:
sudo apt updateInstall ugrep:
sudo apt install -y ugrepConfirm the ugrep installation by displaying its version:
ugrep --versionTesting ugrep
To test functionality, a recursive search can be used to check for occurrences of a specific string across system configuration files. For example, the following command searches for localhost in the /etc directory:
ugrep -rn 'localhost' /etcA typical result may look similar to this:
The -r option enables recursive searching, while -n includes the matching line numbers in the output.
Uninstall ugrep
If decided to remove ugrep, remove the package from the system and clean up unused dependencies by running the command:
sudo apt purge --autoremove -y ugrep
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