ripgrep

Files Commands

Control which files ripgrep searches. Learn file type filtering, globs, and path restrictions.

11 commands

Pro Tips

Use 'rg -t py pattern' to search only Python files, 'rg --type-list' to see all types.

Commands

List matching files

$ rg -l "pattern"

List only files that contain matches

List non-matching files

$ rg --files-without-match "pattern"

List files without matches

Follow symlinks

$ rg -L "pattern"

Follow symbolic links

Search with glob pattern

$ rg -g "*.ts" "pattern"

Search only in matching files

Exclude glob pattern

$ rg -g "!*.test.ts" "pattern"

Exclude files matching glob

Search hidden files

$ rg --hidden "pattern"

Include hidden files in search

Limit directory depth

$ rg --max-depth 2 "pattern"

Limit search to 2 levels deep

Ignore gitignore

$ rg --no-ignore "pattern"

Don't respect .gitignore files

Search file type

$ rg -t js "pattern"

Search only in JavaScript files

List file types

$ rg --type-list

List all known file types

Exclude file type

$ rg -T js "pattern"

Exclude JavaScript files from search

ripgrep

Files Commands

Control which files ripgrep searches. Learn file type filtering, globs, and path restrictions.

11 commands

Pro Tips

Use 'rg -t py pattern' to search only Python files, 'rg --type-list' to see all types.

Commands

List matching files

$ rg -l "pattern"

List only files that contain matches

List non-matching files

$ rg --files-without-match "pattern"

List files without matches

Follow symlinks

$ rg -L "pattern"

Follow symbolic links

Search with glob pattern

$ rg -g "*.ts" "pattern"

Search only in matching files

Exclude glob pattern

$ rg -g "!*.test.ts" "pattern"

Exclude files matching glob

Search hidden files

$ rg --hidden "pattern"

Include hidden files in search

Limit directory depth

$ rg --max-depth 2 "pattern"

Limit search to 2 levels deep

Ignore gitignore

$ rg --no-ignore "pattern"

Don't respect .gitignore files

Search file type

$ rg -t js "pattern"

Search only in JavaScript files

List file types

$ rg --type-list

List all known file types

Exclude file type

$ rg -T js "pattern"

Exclude JavaScript files from search