grepWin Changelog

What's new in grepWin 2.0.15

Jun 11, 2023
  • Bug: 2.0.14 doesn't remember last directory on launch?
  • Portable x64 version of v2.0.14 does not load/apply existing INI file settings
  • ignore windows system directory as a fallback search-path

New in grepWin 2.0.14 (Jun 2, 2023)

  • Fixed issues:
  • change working directory on start
  • First letter missing in every path in the search results
  • Bug in selection taskbar indicator using the keyboard
  • Regex string search on binary files crashing
  • Empty "Exclude dirs" and "File Names match" don't get saved correctly for presets
  • grepWin x64 2.0.13 crash with RMB over results in Content preview mode
  • Crash testing replacement string ${count99}
  • Unwanted network connection
  • copy column content

New in grepWin 2.0.13 (Jan 20, 2023)

  • Issues solved:
  • Copy column content
  • Optimize context menu
  • Grepwin doesn't find search text if files are read only go

New in grepWin 2.0.12 (Dec 28, 2022)

  • Issues fixed:
  • No documentation for MRU buttons bug
  • Odd Dates
  • Skipping folders shortcuts
  • F1 (Regex Help) doesn't state or show the flavor but claims that it does
  • Link to Video showing how Treat files as binary is ACCIDENTALLY Clicked! (Plus TLDW; version)
  • Keep existing "last modified date"
  • "Search for, Replace with" strings are empty - yet tool reports a matching count

New in grepWin 2.0.11 (Sep 25, 2022)

  • list of solved issues for this release:
  • Feature request: add a setting to hide or disable the "Replace" button
  • Link to Video showing how Treat files as binary is ACCIDENTALLY Clicked! (Plus TLDW; version)
  • The problem of replacing a single-line string with a multi-line one
  • Default program for binary files
  • Search for multiple lines fails
  • BUG Searching text as "Text Search"
  • Inconsistent handling of / in search path
  • Replacement Text Case Conversion limited to [a-zA-Z] ??

New in grepWin 2.0.10 (Feb 19, 2022)

  • Enhancements:
  • A Better Folder Editor for multi-Folders? (And tell me which folder is missing on error)
  • Better indications of invalid regex
  • Choose between regex and text search via ini file

New in grepWin 2.0.9 (Nov 27, 2021)

  • Add a simple "exact match" / "whole word" option to Normal search
  • Fixed: Drag and drop found files to Visual Studio doesn't work anymore?

New in grepWin 2.0.8 (May 24, 2021)

  • Fixed:
  • Add a simple "exact match" / "whole word" option to Normal search enhancement
  • Drag and drop found files to Visual Studio doesn't work anymore

New in grepWin 2.0.7 (Apr 5, 2021)

  • List of solved issues for this release:
  • Feature request: date variables similar to $(filename)
  • Binary/ForceBinary searches do not show matches in tooltip and report double the number of matches per file, version 2.0.6.1006
  • columns filled wrong when searching with empty string
  • capture search flag not reset
  • Feature request: avoid persisting settings when provided via command-line or INI file
  • Where did the portability of the portable versions go?

New in grepWin 2.0.5 (Jan 10, 2021)

  • allow to specify a file which contains the search parameters instead of passing them all on the command line
  • A bug in clicking on local html files to open in browser
  • Administrative installs are installing on a per-user basis
  • The "No backup" warning pops up despite having the option ticked
  • Feature request: Taskbar progress indicator
  • Group referencing with $1 doesn't Work
  • Switching language - not switch them on the fly at all - must be restarted to change Hints

New in grepWin 2.0.4 (Sep 20, 2020)

  • translations for grepWin 2.0.4
  • label overlapping
  • Copied text results trailing space
  • Multi window mode starts misbehaving when the computer hasn't been rebooted for more than 49.7 days.
  • Escape key is invalid
  • Export cancellation leads to a disturbing error alert
  • Different MSI's in release
  • match lines cut off at 1024 chars
  • Slow start for non-existent network directory
  • Label field is narrow

New in grepWin 2.0.3 (Jul 13, 2020)

  • issues done for this release:
  • add checkbox to search as binary
  • Search option to get regex captures
  • Plaintext log files that have a few particular unusual characters but are otherwise plaintext are misidentified as binary files
  • Still blue in Dark mode
  • Saving the search Folder in with the presets

New in grepWin 2.0.2 (Jun 28, 2020)

  • Update the version check file.

New in grepWin 2.0.1 (May 21, 2020)

  • Option to Suppress "without backups" prompt enhancement
  • Omit common part of path enhancement
  • Command line parameters to load a preset &/or exclude directories enhancement
  • Using a wildcard in the search field results in stack overflow bug
  • "grepWin has stopped working" error message. question
  • Add the function of opening folders by dragging on the executable file enhancement

New in grepWin 2.0.0 (Apr 7, 2020)

  • Dark mode enhancement
  • Feature request: file type column enhancement
  • Problems with UCS-2 BE enhancement
  • UTF8 problem at autocomplete Win10 bug
  • Set columns' size/width is not being obeyed during search bug
  • Feature Request: Add multithreading / parallelization enhancement

New in grepWin 1.9.2 (Jul 24, 2019)

  • update boost to version 1.70.0

New in grepWin 1.8.0.766 (May 28, 2018)

  • Improved performance searching big files
  • Filter for file dates
  • Various other small improvements and fixes