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rg — Ripgrep, a recursive line-oriented search tool. Aims to be a faster alternative to `grep`. More info

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Problem

How to use the rg command: Ripgrep, a recursive line-oriented search tool. Aims to be a faster alternative to grep. More information: <https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/blob/master/GUIDE.md>.

Solution

rg — Ripgrep, a recursive line-oriented search tool. Aims to be a faster alternative to grep. More information: <https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/blob/master/GUIDE.md>.

Recursively search current directory for a pattern (regex):

rg {{pattern}}

Recursively search for a pattern in a file or directory:

rg {{pattern}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

Search for a literal string pattern:

rg {{[-F|--fixed-strings]}} -- {{string}}

Include hidden files and entries listed in .gitignore:

rg {{[-.|--hidden]}} --no-ignore {{pattern}}

Only search the files whose names match the glob pattern(s) (e.g. README.*):

rg {{pattern}} {{[-g|--glob]}} {{filename_glob_pattern}}

Recursively list filenames in the current directory that match a pattern:

rg --files | rg {{pattern}}

Only list matched files (useful when piping to other commands):

rg {{[-l|--files-with-matches]}} {{pattern}}

Show lines that do not match the pattern:

rg {{[-v|--invert-match]}} {{pattern}}

Code Snippets

Recursively search current directory for a pattern (`regex`)

rg {{pattern}}

Recursively search for a pattern in a file or directory

rg {{pattern}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

Search for a literal string pattern

rg {{[-F|--fixed-strings]}} -- {{string}}

Include hidden files and entries listed in `.gitignore`

rg {{[-.|--hidden]}} --no-ignore {{pattern}}

Only search the files whose names match the glob pattern(s) (e.g. `README.*`)

rg {{pattern}} {{[-g|--glob]}} {{filename_glob_pattern}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/rg

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