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Line-oriented code search (rg) — recursively searches directories for a regex pattern, respecting .gitignore by default, far faster than grep. Replaces grep -r.
Free, no sign-in. Licence: Unlicense (dual MIT/Unlicense per some sources).
brew install ripgrepOr on Debian/Ubuntu, or with winget:
apt install ripgrep
winget install BurntSushi.ripgrep.MSVCCopy individual commands
apt install ripgrepwinget install BurntSushi.ripgrep.MSVC
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