Override binary skipping during diagnosis.
Section: Debug missing or surprising results
See what happens with binary detection
bash
bash
rg -a 'PNG' asset.binExplanation
Binary detection can hide expected matches in mixed-content files.
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 Debug missing or surprising results
Inspect filtering decisions
Show diagnostics about ignores, globs, and traversal.
Audit ignore-file influence
Run without ignore support to compare results.
Use trace logging for deeper internals
Emit more verbose debugging than `--debug`.