Ripgrep is faster than grep, ag, Git grep, ucg, pt, sift (2016)

Post by 3PS » Thu, Nov 30, 2023, 4:48 PM UTC

hhda wrote: post #132

xezian wrote: post #98

I've been using ripgrep for about 2 years now and I find in indispensable. The main reason I switched from grep was ease of use. From the README: "By default, ripgrep will respect gitignore rules and automatically skip hidden files/directories and binary files." Typing `rg search_term directory` is much better than the corresponding grep command, but the speed improvement is also a nice bonus. Random other helpful fl…

Yeah, the -M command is wonderful (super handy for ignoring minified files that you don't want to see results from, etc), and also great is the -g command (eg `-g *.cs` and you'll just search in files that have the .cs extension). Also the fact that it is a standalone portable executable can be super handy. Often when working on a new machine, I'll drop in the executable and an alias for grep that points to rg, so if…

Post by js2 » Thu, Nov 30, 2023, 4:59 PM UTC

imakira wrote: post #137

ForkMeOnTinder wrote: post #133

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1. Thanks for this, instantly added to my dotfiles 2. You nerd-sniped me into getting rid of the unnecessary `cut` process :) file=${result%%:*} line=${result#*:} line=${line%%:*}

Thanks! I have tried using bash substitution to solve it but failed (I just learned the difference between "#" and "##").

Post by kstrauser » Thu, Nov 30, 2023, 4:59 PM UTC

bloopernova wrote: post #63

stinos wrote: post #3

It's fast indeed. And I can't help keeping promoting the combination with fzf :) For those who want to try it out, this is a Powershell function but the same principle applies in any shell. Does ripgrep then puts fuzzy searching in the resulting files+text on top while showing context in bat: function frg { $result = rg --ignore-case --color=always --line-number --no-heading @Args | fzf --ansi ` --color 'hl:-1:underl…

With fzf you can add lots of files to git while skipping some if you want: fza = "!git ls-files -m -o --exclude-standard | fzf -m --print0 | xargs -0 git add" With that in the [alias] section of a gitconfig file, running git fza brings up a list of modified and not yet added files, space toggles each entry and moves to the next entry. That alias as well as fzf+fd really speed up some parts of my workflow. Oh and sham…

Post by kzrdude » Thu, Nov 30, 2023, 5:09 PM UTC

3PS wrote: post #141

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Yeah, the -M command is wonderful (super handy for ignoring minified files that you don't want to see results from, etc), and also great is the -g command (eg `-g *.cs` and you'll just search in files that have the .cs extension). Also the fact that it is a standalone portable executable can be super handy. Often when working on a new machine, I'll drop in the executable and an alias for grep that points to rg, so if…

If you're a fan of the -g flag to ripgrep then I also recommend checking out the -t flag, short for --type, which lets you search specific file types. You can see the full list with `rg --type-list`. For example, you could just search .cs files with `rg -tcs`. This flag is especially convenient if you want to search e.g. .yml and .yaml in one go, or .c and .h in one go, etc.

Post by tambourine_man » Thu, Nov 30, 2023, 5:17 PM UTC

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Vim is almost broken for me without fzf+rg. Feels like I’m manually grinding coffee instead of using electricity.

This comment got me to get out my French press and manually grind some beans. It wasn't a meditative and calming as I remember, and the coffee tastes a little...dusty. I guess it's time for me to update my vimrc.