---
title: "ripgrep"
category: "Terminal and shell"
tagline: "Search file contents fast, skipping what your .gitignore ignores."
source: "pacman"
package: "ripgrep"
command: "rg"
code: "https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep"
---

## What it is

ripgrep searches files for a pattern, like `grep`, but recursively by default and much faster on large trees. It skips files listed in `.gitignore`, hidden files and binaries unless you ask for them, so results stay relevant in code projects.

```
rg "TODO" src/
```

## Why it's here

- **Fast on big projects.** It searches whole repositories in a moment.
- **Sensible defaults.** Ignored and binary files stay out of the results.
- **Used by other tools.** Editors such as Neovim's fuzzy finders call it for searching.

## On CoreDesktop

ripgrep is installed from pacman. Type `rg` in a terminal. `update` keeps it current along with the rest of the pacman packages.