ripgrep

Config for ripgrep (rg).

Prerequisites

Tool	Purpose	Install
ripgrep	Fast grep replacement	winget install BurntSushi.ripgrep.MSVC / brew install ripgrep

Files

File	Installed as	Notes
ripgreprc	~/.ripgreprc	Loaded when RIPGREP_CONFIG_PATH points to it

ripgrep doesn't load ~/.ripgreprc automatically. Set the env var:

export RIPGREP_CONFIG_PATH="$HOME/.ripgreprc"   # bash
$env:RIPGREP_CONFIG_PATH = "$HOME/.ripgreprc"   # PowerShell

Settings

Setting	Effect
--hidden	Searches hidden files and directories
--follow	Follows symbolic links
--no-ignore	Ignores .gitignore / .ignore files
--glob=!{.git,...}	Excludes .git, node_modules, vendor, etc.
--glob=!*.lock	Excludes lockfiles
--smart-case	Case-insensitive unless pattern contains uppercase
--sort=path	Results sorted by file path
--max-columns=10000	Truncates very long lines rather than omitting them
--max-columns-preview	Shows a truncated preview of lines that exceed --max-columns
--column	Show column number of the first match on each line
--colors=...	Custom colour scheme for paths, line numbers, and matches

Install

$env:RIPGREP_CONFIG_PATH is set in powershell/Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1 pointing directly at the repo file — no copy needed on Windows.

Linux: set manually or via ~/.bashrc:

export RIPGREP_CONFIG_PATH="$HOME/dotfiles/ripgrep/ripgreprc"

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Source: ripgrep/README.md in the dotfiles repo.