ripgrep

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A faster, modern alternative to grep

Installation

sudo apt install ripgrep
# brew install ripgrep

Basic Usage

1. Search in Files

   rg "pattern"
   

2. Case-Insensitive Search

   rg -i "pattern"
   

3. Search in Specific File Types

   rg "pattern" -t py
   

4. Exclude Files/Directories

   rg "pattern" --glob '!node_modules'
   

5. JSON Output

   rg "pattern" --json
   

6. Replace Text

   rg "old" --replace "new"
   

Combining rg with fzf

rg "pattern" | fzf