Summary
OpenGrok is a source code cross-reference and search engine. It helps programmers search, cross-reference, and navigate source code trees to aid program comprehension.
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| Developer(s) | Sun Microsystems/Oracle Corporation |
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| Stable release | 1.13.7[1]
/ 28 March 2024 |
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| Written in | Java |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Indexer and cross-referencer with Revision control |
| License | CDDL |
| Website | oracle |
It can read program file formats and version control histories such as Monotone, Subversion, Mercurial, Git, ClearCase, Perforce, AccuRev, Razor, and Bazaar.[2]
The name comes from the term grok, a computing jargon term meaning "intuitive understanding".
OpenGrok is being developed mainly by the community with the help of a few engineers from the Oracle Corporation. OpenGrok is released under the terms of the Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL).
It is mainly written in Java, with some tooling done in Python. It relies on the analysis done by Ctags. There is an official Docker image available.
Features edit
OpenGrok supports:
- Full text search
- Definition search
- Identifier search
- Path search
- History search
- Showing matching lines
- Hierarchical search
- Query syntax
- Incremental updates
- Syntax highlighting cross-references
- Quick navigation inside files
- Interface for SCM[clarification needed]
- Usable URLs
- Individual file download
- Changes at directory level
- Multi language support
- Suggester
- REST API
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- Official website
- OpenGrok at Open Hub
- Super User's BSD Cross Reference