Ripgrep Grep Alternative
Discussions recommend ripgrep as a faster, more reliable alternative to traditional grep for code searching, praising its performance, fewer bugs, and sane defaults while comparing it to tools like ag and git grep.
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ripgrep (rg) is an option. I switched to it for all my grepping needs.
try ripgrep, it'll blow your socks off.
Have you used ripgrep? It's so much nicer for day to day usage! That's why it should come by default. Seriously, try it out, I'm sure you'll love it!
ripgrep is a lot faster (which you might only notice on larger haystacks), has many fewer bugs and is maintained.
You might be interested in this blog post: https://blog.burntsushi.net/ripgrep/
I tend to use `git grep` for that. Is ripgrep better in some way?
I personally use ripgrep instead.
+1 for ripgrep. It's crazy fast
The marginal efficiency gain over the free ripgrep is so small