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ripgrep is a line oriented search tool that combines the usability of The Silver Searcher (similar to ack) with the raw speed of GNU grep. ripgrep works by recursively searching your current directory for a regex pattern.
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LicenseMIT/Unlicense
Supported platformsWindows, MacOS, Linux
Written inRust
ThreadedYes
Color codingYes
Multi-line patternsYes
Pattern typesFixed strings, Regular expressions
Regular expressionsPerl-compatible (PCRE), Fast non-backtracking
Filename filterYes
First line filterYes
Filetype filterYes
File extension filterYes
Case-sensitiveYes
ConfigurationSingle file
VCS ignore supportYes
Compressed filesYes
Pros
Pro ripgrep lets you only search certain types of files via file type whitelist
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Cons
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