rg flags & options

-i, --ignore-case

Search case-insensitively.

rg -i "error" log.txt

-l, --files-with-matches

Print only the file paths that contain matches.

rg -l "TODO" src/

-t, --type

Limit search to files of a specific type.

rg -t py "import requests"

rg -t js "console.log"

-g, --glob

Include or exclude files matching a glob pattern.

rg -g "*.json" "version"

rg -g "!*.min.js" "function"

-C, --context

Show a number of lines before and after each match.

rg -C 3 "panic" src/

--hidden

Search hidden files and directories (dotfiles).

rg --hidden "API_KEY" .

-F, --fixed-strings

Treat the pattern as a literal string, not a regex.

rg -F "file.open()" src/

rg -F "[error]" /var/log/app.log

-w, --word-regexp

Match only whole words.

rg -w "log" src/

--no-ignore

Search files that would normally be skipped by .gitignore rules.

rg --no-ignore "secret" .

rg --no-ignore --hidden "config" .

-c, --count

Show only the count of matches per file.

rg -c "TODO" src/

rg -c -t py "def " src/