Method●Since v1.10

grep

Search file contents for a literal text pattern.

Binary files (determined by MIME type) are skipped.

grep(
  pattern: string,
  path: string | null = null,
  glob: string | null = null,
  maxCount: number | null = null
): Promise<GrepResult>

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`pattern`*	`string`	Literal text pattern to search for
`path`	`string \| null`	Default:`null` Base path to search from (default: null)
`glob`	`string \| null`	Default:`null` Optional glob pattern to filter files (e.g., "*.py")
`maxCount`	`number \| null`	Default:`null` Optional cap on the total number of matches returned. When the cap is hit, results are flagged `truncated: true`.