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Grep'ing doesn't use tokens, it uses grep.
by kid64 6mo ago
Grep'ing doesn't use tokens, it uses grep.
- jmalicki 6mo agoClaude has to use more tokens to read the grep output.
- dmix 6mo agoReading files is always the biggest token burning when coding. If it can't find stuff quickly or has to use less and head to trim it before finding it, then you're just wasting context window Cursor both lets you highlight specific lines multiple times per chat and is much quicker at finding stuff.