pseek 2.2.1

Pseek is a Python library to search files, folders, and text

Pseek

Overview

A powerful command-line tool for searching files, directories, and content inside files efficiently. The tool supports searching by name, content, extensions, and more with advanced filtering options.

Features

• Search in file & folder names
• Search inside file contents
• Highlight matches in terminal output
• Optimized for speed with ThreadPoolExecutor
• Cross-platform (Linux, macOS, Windows)

Installation

1️⃣ Install via pip (Recommended)

pip install pseek

2️⃣ Install from source

git clone https://github.com/ArianN8610/pysearch.git
cd pysearch
pip install click==8.1.8 lark==1.2.2

Usage

Run the command with a search query:

pseek <query> [options]

Examples

Search for a keyword in file & folder names

pseek "my_keyword" --path /path/to/search --file --directory

Search inside file contents

pseek "error" --path /var/logs --content

Search only in specific file types

pseek "TODO" --path ./projects --ext py --ext txt

Search by regex

pseek "error\d+" --regex

Command Options

Option	Description
--path	Base directory to search in (default: current directory .)
--file	Search only in file names
--directory	Search only in directory names
--content	Search inside file contents
--ext, --exclude-ext	Filter by file extension (e.g., .txt, .log)
--case-sensitive	Make the search case-sensitive (except when --expr is enabled, in which case you can make it case sensitive by putting c before term: c"foo")
--regex	Use regular expressions to search (except when --expr is enabled, in which case you can make it regex by putting r before term: r"foo")
--include, --exclude	Limit search results to specific set of directories or files
--re-include, --re-exclude	Limit search results to specific directories or files with regex
--word	Match the whole word only (except when --expr is enabled, in which case you can make it match whole word by putting w before term: w"foo")
--expr	Enable to write conditions in the query. Example: r"foo.*bar" and ("bar" or "baz") and not "qux" (To use regex, word, and case-sensitive features, you can use the prefixes r, w, and c before terms. Allowed modes: r, w, c, wc, cw, rc, cr. Examples: r"foo.*bar", wc"Foo", cr".*Foo", ...)
--max-size, --min-size	Specify maximum and minimum sizes for files and directories
--full-path	Display full path of files and directories
--no-content	Only display files path for content search