ripgrep

Output Commands

Customize ripgrep output. Learn context lines, JSON output, and formatting options.

11 commands

Pro Tips

Use 'rg -C 3' to show 3 lines of context around each match.

$ rg --color=always "pattern" | less -R

Force colored output in pipes

$ rg --column "pattern"

Show column numbers of matches

$ rg --json "pattern"

Output results as JSON

$ rg -n "pattern"

Show line numbers (default)

$ rg -m 5 "pattern"

Show only first 5 matches per file

$ rg -I "pattern"

Don't show filenames

$ rg -N "pattern"

Don't show line numbers

$ rg --stats "pattern"

Show search statistics

$ rg --trim "pattern"

Trim leading whitespace from lines

$ rg --vimgrep "pattern"

Output in vim quickfix format

$ rg -H "pattern"

Always show filenames