Search for a pattern using ripgrep's recursive defaults.
Section: Basic search
Search recursively in the current directory
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rg TODOExplanation
.ripgrep searches recursively from the current directory, respects ignore files, and skips hidden and binary files by default.
Learn the surrounding workflow
Compare similar commands or jump into common fixes when this command is part of a bigger troubleshooting path.
Related commands
Same sheet · prioritizing Basic search
Use smart case matching
Lowercase patterns search case-insensitively; uppercase triggers case-sensitive search.
List only file names with matches
Return matching file paths without printing the matching lines.