There are differences between ripgrep and standard grep:
Speed: ripgrep is designed to be faster than grep and other similar tools. It does this by using multiple threads to search for patterns in files, taking advantage of modern CPUs.
File selection: ripgrep has built-in file selection logic that allows it to search for patterns in specific types of files (e.g., text files, source code files, etc.) without the need for complex command-line options. It excludes files mentioned in .gitignore, .ignore, .rignore automatically.
Unicode support: ripgrep supports Unicode by default, which means it can search for patterns in text that contains non-ASCII characters that grep may not be able to handle properly.
Overall, ripgrep is a modern, powerful tool designed to be a faster and more user-friendly alternative to grep. It can be especially useful for searching large codebases and other collections of files.
You should use grep instead if POSIX compatibility is important.
aptitude install ripgrepIn this example, the rg command will search for the string “search term” in all files under the directory specified by /path/to/directory. By default, rg ignores hidden files and directories (i.e., those that begin with a dot).
rg "search term" /path/to/directoryThis command searches for the string “search term” in all files with a .py extension (i.e., Python files). The --type option tells rg to search only in files of the specified type. You can replace python with any other supported file type (e.g. ruby, markdown, json, etc.).
rg "search term" --type=python| Version | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.1.0 | 2023-03-30 | Improve writing and initial release |