ripgrep

CLI>=13.0

Recursively searches directories for a regex pattern, respecting .gitignore.

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Installation

Homebrewbrew install ripgrep
Cargocargo install ripgrep

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License

MIT OR Unlicense

AI Agent Notes

Blazing-fast regex search across files, respects .gitignore

When to use

Searching codebases or large directory trees for patterns

Examples
  • rg 'fn main' src/
  • rg -l 'TODO' .

Proven Recipes

Search for pattern in all files🟢 99% success
rg 'pattern' .
Search only in specific file type🟢 98% success
rg 'pattern' --type ts .
Search case-insensitive🟢 99% success
rg -i 'pattern' .
List files containing pattern🟢 99% success
rg -l 'pattern' .