Linux grep and ripgrep Cheat Sheet/Search with line numbers

Show matches with file and line context.

Section: ripgrep (rg)

Search with line numbers

bash
bash
rg -n 'useState' src/
Explanation

Line numbers are included by default in many rg outputs, but `-n` makes it explicit.

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