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ripgrep is a command line search tool that combines the usability of The Silver Searcher (an ack clone) with the raw speed of GNU grep.
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LicenseMIT/Unlicense
Supported platformsWindows, MacOS, Linux
Written inRust
ThreadedYes
Color codingYes
Compressed filesYes
Multi-line patternsYes
Pattern typesFixed strings, Regular expressions
Regular expressionsPerl-compatible (PCRE), Fast non-backtracking
Filename filterYes
Filetype filterYes
First line filterYes
Case-sensitiveYes
ConfigurationSingle file
File extension filterYes
VCS ignore supportYes
Pros
Pro ripgrep lets you only search certain types of files via file type whitelist
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Cons
Con No multiline support
No newline support, unlike other advanced grep replacements (pcregrep), multi-line search is not supported.
https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/issues/508
However, it should be supported since ripgrep v0.10.0 (2018-09-07)
https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#0100-2018-09-07
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