minigrep

A command-line tool for searching for patterns in files, implemented in Rust. This project is a simplified version of the Unix grep command, built as an exercise while learning Rust.

Features

• Search for a string within a file.
• Case-sensitive search by default.
• Case-insensitive search via an environment variable.

Prerequisites

• Rust installed on your system.

Building the Project

Navigate to the root directory of the project in your terminal and run:

cargo build
# Building the Project

Running the Project

target\debug\minigrep.exe <query> <file_path>

Case-Insensitive Search

IGNORE_CASE=1 target/debug/minigrep "rust" example.txt