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ggreer /the_silver_searcher
A code-searching tool similar to ack, but faster.
agccommand-line-toolpcresearch-in-textsilver-searcher
Stars27,124
Forks1,434
Open issues564
Avg. stars / day5faster than 4% of C
LanguageC
LicenseApache-2.0
CreatedNov 19, 2011
Last activityJun 16, 2024
Momentum
starts with the second daily updateRepocharts records a data point every day. Growth figures appear from tomorrow on.
Stars over time
tracked daily since Nov 5, 202627,124 stars today. This graph fills in as daily data points come in.
Chart positions
November 5, 2026| Chart | Rank | Prev. | Peak | Days on chart | At this rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | #35 · | – | #35 | 1 | 1 day |
Rank history
last 90 days, #1 at the topThe rank history appears after the second daily update.
Compared with the C chart
bar = this repo, line = chart medianStars27.1k86% of median
Forks1.4k36% of median
Avg. stars per day565% of median
Open issues5641.4× median
Commit activity
last 52 weeksCommit activity is fetched once a week and appears here after the next update.
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According to Repocharts, ggreer/the_silver_searcher ranks #35 in the C ranking on November 5, 2026.