ripgrep
grep, but absurdly fast — and gitignore-aware by default.
Open source · MIT / UnlicenseFree#search#cli#rust#productivity
What is ripgrep?
ripgrep (rg) recursively searches directories with a regex, skipping gitignored and binary files automatically. Written in Rust, it is consistently the fastest code-search tool in benchmarks and powers the search inside VS Code. Once you use it, grep feels broken.
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