A Beginner’s Guide to Installing and Using the GF Tool | by Ravindra Dagale | Medium


This beginner's guide provides a step-by-step tutorial on installing and using the GF tool, a command-line utility that enhances the grep command for efficient text searching.
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A Beginner’s Guide to Installing and Using the GF Tool

Introduction: The GF tool is a powerful command-line utility that acts as a wrapper around the grep command, providing additional functionality and convenience for searching and filtering text. In this blog post, we will walk you through the process of installing and using the GF tool, allowing you to efficiently search for specific information within files/url.

Step 1: Checking System Requirements:

Before proceeding with the installation, it’s essential to ensure that you have go language 1.17 (go1.17) or above (latest) is installed on your system. Verify your go lang installation by running below command:

▶ go version

Step 2: Downloading/Installing the GF Tool:

▶ go install github.com/tomnomnom/gf@latest ▶ git clone https://github.com/1ndianl33t/Gf-Patterns

Step 3: Configuring the GF Tool:

▶ sudo cp ~/go/bin/gf /bin/ ▶ mkdir .gf ▶ mv ~/Gf-Patterns/*.json ~/.gf

Step 4: Verifying the Installation: After the installation, it’s a good practice to verify that the GF tool is correctly installed and accessible from the command line. Open a new terminal…

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