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rg

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BurntSushi · Code search, fast grep, and agent codebase scans from the terminal.

$ brew install ripgrep
One-liner to try
$ rg TODO src

Agent pack

Copy into an agent

A markdown-ready setup brief with install, verify, safe starting commands, and guardrails for AI agents.

Open .md
Readiness
Usable with guardrails · 50/100
Verify
rg --version
Agent URL
/cli/rg/agent.md

Quick reference

Installbrew install ripgrep
Verifyrg --version
First commandrg TODO src

About

Code search, fast grep, and agent codebase scans from the terminal. Built by BurntSushi.

Example workflow

1. rg TODO src

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