Grep Everything
Phrase · Slang & Abbreviations
Definitions
A brute-force debugging or exploration tactic of searching the entire codebase or log set for anything that looks relevant. It reflects how often plain text search beats elaborate tooling under time pressure.
In plain English: Search through all the files or logs until the useful clue appears.
Example: "I don't understand the subsystem yet, so my plan is to grep everything."