ripgrep: A Fast Command-Line Search Tool Written in Rust
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jxmorris12
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Summary
ripgrep is a new command-line search tool written in Rust that combines the usability of The Silver Searcher with the raw performance of GNU grep. The article introduces ripgrep as a fast, cross-platform tool available for Linux, Mac, and Windows, and presents a comprehensive benchmark comparison with other popular code search tools including grep, ag, git grep, ucg, pt, and sift. The author substantiates performance claims through 25 benchmarks, positioning ripgrep as a superior alternative for code searching.
Key quotes
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We will attempt to do the impossible: a fair benchmark comparison between several popular code search tools.
ripgrep combines the usability of The Silver Searcher (an ack clone) with the raw performance of GNU grep.
Specifically, we will dive into a series of 25 benchmarks that substantiate the following claims:
ripgrep is available on Github.
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