C++ Multithreaded File Search 🔍

A fast multithreaded file search tool written in C++ that searches for a word across multiple files simultaneously using threads.

Features

• Multithreaded file searching
• Fast text lookup across multiple files
• Simple CLI interface
• Lightweight and easy to compile

Project Structure

cpp-multithreaded-file-search
│
├── main.cpp
├── search.cpp
├── search.h
├── file1.txt
├── file2.txt
├── file3.txt

Compilation

Compile the project using:

g++ main.cpp search.cpp -o search -pthread

Run the Program

./search

Then enter the word you want to search.

Example:

Enter word to search: hello

Output example:

file1.txt : Line 1 -> hello world
file2.txt : Line 2 -> hello from github
file3.txt : Line 3 -> hello again

Demo

Example output:

Running Program

Concepts Used

• C++ File Handling
• Multithreading (std::thread)
• Vector containers
• CLI programs
• Basic concurrency

Future Improvements

• Automatic folder scanning
• Regex search
• Colored terminal output
• Performance benchmarking
• Support for thousands of files

🤝 Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. Feel free to improve the project.