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Re:Ripgrep is faster than grep, ag, Git grep, ucg, pt, sift ... by MrHamdulay on Thursday November 30, 2023 @07:12AM (#38472537)
What's interesting is that ripgrep now also powers VS Code search with a Node.js wrapper.

https://www.npmjs.com/package/@vscode/ripgrep

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Re:Ripgrep is faster than grep, ag, Git grep, ucg, pt, sift ... by porwah on Thursday November 30, 2023 @08:03AM (#38472962)
...which is awesome if you can request/install VS Code but not ripgrep.

You can find the rg binary in the VS installation (at least, I can on Windows at my place of employment).

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Re:Ripgrep is faster than grep, ag, Git grep, ucg, pt, sift ... by JaDogg on Friday December 01, 2023 @02:01AM (#38483996)
Hello thank you for pointing this out. I hate how slow grep is in Windows :( and I cannot install rg (I have no choice in the OS at work)
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Re:Ripgrep is faster than grep, ag, Git grep, ucg, pt, sift ... by mholub on Friday December 01, 2023 @10:47AM (#38488109)
What’s the nature of your work so you are not allowed to install software?
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Re:Ripgrep is faster than grep, ag, Git grep, ucg, pt, sift ... by JaDogg on Thursday December 07, 2023 @11:28AM (#38558313)
I'm not allowed to install arbitrary software, only those that are provided by IT. It is just company policy and I cannot change that.
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Re:Ripgrep is faster than grep, ag, Git grep, ucg, pt, sift ... by M4v3R on Thursday November 30, 2023 @09:16AM (#38473774)
I've always wondered how in world search in VS Code is so fast given it's an Electron app - now I know.
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Re:Ripgrep is faster than grep, ag, Git grep, ucg, pt, sift ... by Thaxll on Thursday November 30, 2023 @09:18AM (#38473794)
It's not new it has been in vscode for 7 years.
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Re:Ripgrep is faster than grep, ag, Git grep, ucg, pt, sift ... by heap_perms on Thursday November 30, 2023 @09:46AM (#38474132)
I did not know this that's actually very interesting.
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