Cheatsheet: Ripgrep (rg)
A handy reference for using ripgrep (rg), an extremely fast replacement for grep
About
| URL | https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep |
| About | An extremely fast replacement for grep |
Flags
| Case insensitive search | rg -i TERM |
|---|---|
| Show NUM lines After match | rg -A NUM TERM |
| Show NUM lines Before match | rg -B NUM TERM |
| Show NUM lines Context (before + after) | rg -C NUM TERM |
| Show only file names | rg -l TERM |
| Don't show term (invert) | rg -v TERM |
Don't respect .*ignore files |
rg --no-ignore TERM |
Include hidden (.env, .config/, etc.) |
rg --hidden TERM |
| Search binary files like text | rg --text TERM |
| Use multiple paterns | rg -e TERM1 -e TERM2 |
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