ripgrep/doc/rg.1

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.SH NAME
.PP
rg \- recursively search current directory for lines matching a pattern
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
rg [\f[I]options\f[]] \-e PATTERN ...
[\f[I]<\f[]path\f[I]> ...\f[]]
.PP
rg [\f[I]options\f[]] <\f[I]pattern\f[]> [\f[I]<\f[]path\f[I]> ...\f[]]
.PP
rg [\f[I]options\f[]] \-\-files [\f[I]<\f[]path\f[I]> ...\f[]]
.PP
rg [\f[I]options\f[]] \-\-type\-list
.PP
rg \-\-help
.PP
rg \-\-version
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
rg (ripgrep) combines the usability of The Silver Searcher (an ack
clone) with the raw speed of grep.
.SH COMMON OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-a, \-\-text
Search binary files as if they were text.
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \-c, \-\-count
Only show count of line matches for each file.
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \-\-color \f[I]WHEN\f[]
Whether to use coloring in match.
Valid values are never, always or auto.
[default: auto]
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \-e, \-\-regexp \f[I]PATTERN\f[] ...
Use PATTERN to search.
This option can be provided multiple times, where all patterns given are
searched.
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \-F, \-\-fixed\-strings
Treat the pattern as a literal string instead of a regular expression.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-g, \-\-glob \f[I]GLOB\f[] ...
Include or exclude files for searching that match the given glob.
This always overrides any other ignore logic.
Multiple glob flags may be used.
Globbing rules match .gitignore globs.
Precede a glob with a \[aq]!\[aq] to exclude it.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-h, \-\-help
Show this usage message.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-i, \-\-ignore\-case
Case insensitive search.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-n, \-\-line\-number
Show line numbers (1\-based).
This is enabled by default at a tty.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-N, \-\-no\-line\-number
Suppress line numbers.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-q, \-\-quiet
Do not print anything to stdout.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-r, \-\-replace \f[I]ARG\f[]
Replace every match with the string given.
Capture group indices (e.g., $5) and names (e.g., $foo) are supported.
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \-t, \-\-type \f[I]TYPE\f[] ...
Only search files matching TYPE.
Multiple type flags may be provided.
Use the \-\-type\-list flag to list all available types.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-T, \-\-type\-not \f[I]TYPE\f[] ...
Do not search files matching TYPE.
Multiple not\-type flags may be provided.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-u, \-\-unrestricted ...
Reduce the level of \[aq]smart\[aq] searching.
A single \-u doesn\[aq]t respect .gitignore (etc.) files.
Two \-u flags will search hidden files and directories.
Three \-u flags will search binary files.
\-uu is equivalent to grep \-r, and \-uuu is equivalent to grep \-a \-r.
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \-v, \-\-invert\-match
Invert matching.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-w, \-\-word\-regexp
Only show matches surrounded by word boundaries.
This is equivalent to putting \\b before and after the search pattern.
.RS
.RE
.SH LESS COMMON OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-A, \-\-after\-context \f[I]NUM\f[]
Show NUM lines after each match.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-B, \-\-before\-context \f[I]NUM\f[]
Show NUM lines before each match.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-C, \-\-context \f[I]NUM\f[]
Show NUM lines before and after each match.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-\-column
Show column numbers (1 based) in output.
This only shows the column numbers for the first match on each line.
Note that this doesn\[aq]t try to account for Unicode.
One byte is equal to one column.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-\-context\-separator \f[I]ARG\f[]
The string to use when separating non\-continuous context lines.
Escape sequences may be used.
[default: \-\-]
.RS
.RE
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.B \-\-debug
Show debug messages.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-\-files
Print each file that would be searched (but don\[aq]t search).
.RS
.RE
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.B \-H, \-\-with\-filename
Prefix each match with the file name that contains it.
This is the default when more than one file is searched.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-\-heading
Show the file name above clusters of matches from each file.
This is the default mode at a tty.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-\-no\-heading
Don\[aq]t show any file name heading.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-\-hidden
Search hidden directories and files.
(Hidden directories and files are skipped by default.)
.RS
.RE
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.B \-L, \-\-follow
Follow symlinks.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-\-mmap
Search using memory maps when possible.
This is enabled by default when ripgrep thinks it will be faster.
(Note that mmap searching doesn\[aq]t currently support the various
context related options.)
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \-\-no\-mmap
Never use memory maps, even when they might be faster.
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \-\-no\-ignore
Don\[aq]t respect ignore files (.gitignore, .rgignore, etc.) This
implies \-\-no\-ignore\-parent.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-\-no\-ignore\-parent
Don\[aq]t respect ignore files in parent directories.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-p, \-\-pretty
Alias for \-\-color=always \-\-heading \-n.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-j, \-\-threads \f[I]ARG\f[]
The number of threads to use.
Defaults to the number of logical CPUs (capped at 6).
[default: 0]
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \-\-version
Show the version number of ripgrep and exit.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-\-vimgrep
Show results with every match on its own line, including line numbers
and column numbers.
(With this option, a line with more than one match of the regex will be
printed more than once.)
.RS
.RE
.SH FILE TYPE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-\-type\-list
Show all supported file types and their associated globs.
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \-\-type\-add \f[I]ARG\f[] ...
Add a new glob for a particular file type.
Example: \-\-type\-add html:\f[I]\&.html,\f[].htm
.RS
.RE
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.B \-\-type\-clear \f[I]TYPE\f[] ...
Clear the file type globs for TYPE.
.RS
.RE