ripgrep
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ripgrep is a fast, command-line search tool written in Rust that recursively searches directories using regular expressions and is widely used as a modern alternative to grep.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
command-line search tool
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free and open-source software ⓘ software ⓘ |
| commandName | rg ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
The Silver Searcher
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ack ⓘ GNU Grep ⓘ
surface form:
grep
|
| developer |
Andrew Gallant
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BurntSushi ⓘ |
| distribution |
Homebrew formula
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Linux distribution packages ⓘ Rust crate ⓘ Windows package managers ⓘ prebuilt binaries ⓘ |
| genre |
grep-like utility
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text search tool ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
The Silver Searcher
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ack ⓘ grep ⓘ |
| license |
MIT License
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UNLICENSE ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high performance
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modern default settings ⓘ wide adoption among developers ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Linux
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Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | Rust ⓘ |
| repository | https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
.gitignore support
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.ignore support ⓘ .rgignore support ⓘ Perl-compatible regular expressions ⓘ Unicode-aware searching ⓘ binary file detection ⓘ colorized output ⓘ context lines output ⓘ glob-based file filtering ⓘ hidden file search control ⓘ ignore files support ⓘ multithreaded searching ⓘ recursive directory search ⓘ search in compressed archives (via ripgrep-all or wrappers) ⓘ smart case search ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
interactive use in terminals
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searching log files ⓘ searching source code ⓘ |
| usesLibrary |
grep-searcher crate (Rust)
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ignore crate (Rust) ⓘ regex crate (Rust) ⓘ |
| writtenIn | Rust ⓘ |
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