ripgrep
ripgrep is a line-oriented search tool that recursively searches the current directory for a regex pattern. By default it respects gitignore, skips hidden and binary files, and is built for speed.
What it does
ripgrep (rg) is a drop-in upgrade for grep that is smartparallel, gitignore-aware, and faster than the alternatives on most workloads. It's written in Rust and ships as a single statically-linked binary.
Why pick it
- Respects
.gitignoreand.ignoreby default. - Multi-threaded directory traversal.
- Smart Unicode and PCRE2 support.
- Trivial to install via brew / cargo / apt.
Install
Brew
$ brew install ripgrepFeatures
Config fileJSON outputScriptableTrue color
Media
Pros
4- Extremely fast search performance
- Respects gitignore rules by default
- Supports recursive directory searching
- Can output results in JSON format
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