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ack

Perl-powered replacement for grep

About ack

Perl-powered replacement for grep

This project links 14 native package records across 8 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

These are catalog observations, not a guarantee of installation, compatibility, or upstream support.

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Project pictures and package coverage

Alpine Linux 3.21: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.22: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 2 package records; Debian 12 (Bookworm): 1 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 15.6: 2 package records; openSUSE Leap 16.0: 2 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 2 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.ack: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.212 recordsAlpine Linux 3.222 recordsAlpine Linux 3.232 recordsDebian 12 (Bookworm)1 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)1 recordsopenSUSE Leap 15.62 recordsopenSUSE Leap 16.02 recordsopenSUSE Tumbleweed2 records
OpenFactory diagram of linked package records. It is not an application screenshot.

Project identity

Project
ack
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
14
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-21, alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, debian-12, debian-13, opensuse-leap-15-6, opensuse-leap-16-0, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
Artistic-2.0
Metadata completeness
70/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
Visit upstream site
Source repository
Not reported

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

App::Ack is a grep-like tool tailored to working with large trees of source code.

Description source

Packages by operating system

Compare recorded versions, then open a package for dependency, file, checksum, and repository evidence. Version strings are distribution-specific, not a ranking of newer software.

Alpine Linux 3.21

  1. ack

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source ack

    3.7.0-r3

    Perl-powered replacement for grep

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  2. ack-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source ack

    3.7.0-r3

    Perl-powered replacement for grep (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21

Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. ack

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source ack

    3.9.0-r0

    Perl-powered replacement for grep

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  2. ack-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source ack

    3.9.0-r0

    Perl-powered replacement for grep (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. ack

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source ack

    3.9.0-r0

    Perl-powered replacement for grep

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  2. ack-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source ack

    3.9.0-r0

    Perl-powered replacement for grep (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. ack

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / utils

    3.6.0-1

    grep-like program specifically for large source trees

    allbookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. ack

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / utils

    3.8.1-1

    grep-like program specifically for large source trees

    alltrixie

openSUSE Leap 15.6

  1. ack

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Productivity/Text/Utilities / source ack

    3.7.0-bp156.2.1

    Grep-Like Text Finder

    noarchleap-15.6
  2. perl-App-Ack

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Development/Libraries/Perl / source ack

    3.7.0-bp156.2.1

    Grep-Like Text Finder Perl Module

    noarchleap-15.6

openSUSE Leap 16.0

  1. ack

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Productivity/Text/Utilities / source ack

    3.7.0-bp160.1.12

    Grep-Like Text Finder

    noarchleap-16.0
  2. perl-App-Ack

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Development/Libraries/Perl / source ack

    3.7.0-bp160.1.12

    Grep-Like Text Finder Perl Module

    noarchleap-16.0

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. ack

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Productivity/Text/Utilities / source ack

    3.10.0-1.3

    Grep-Like Text Finder

    noarchtumbleweed
  2. perl-App-Ack

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Development/Libraries/Perl / source ack

    3.10.0-1.3

    Grep-Like Text Finder Perl Module

    noarchtumbleweed

Project resources and further reading

Mapping provenance

Only source-backed identity signals create public cross-OS links. A reviewer can later approve or dispute an inferred relationship without rewriting native package history.

No field-level source record is published yet.