BurntSushi/ripgrep
ripgrep recursively searches directories for a regex pattern while respecting your gitignore observed · 2026-10-09
Health v2 · maintenance only
81/100
- Activity 88
- Release rhythm 62
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 136.0
- age_days: 3876
- days_rel: 97
- days_push: 77
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
68935 stars · 4743 forks observed · 2026-10-09
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
ripgrep is a fast, line-oriented command-line search tool that recursively searches directories for regex patterns. It respects gitignore rules by default and automatically skips hidden and binary files.
Use cases
- search for a regex pattern across a codebase
- find text in files while respecting gitignore rules
- grep replacement that skips binary and hidden files
- quickly locate function definitions in a large repository
- search the linux kernel source tree for a pattern
- filter log files for matching lines from the terminal
When to choose
- you need a fast grep alternative for searching code repositories
- you want automatic gitignore and hidden-file filtering
- you need first-class cross-platform support including Windows
- you search very large codebases and care about speed
When to avoid
- you need to search inside binary file formats like pdf or docx
- you require a GUI-based search interface
- you need semantic or fuzzy code search rather than regex matching
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
search-engine cli developer-tools developer-tools files windows cli rust cross-platform grep regex gitignore text-search code-search command-line linux macos
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep · fetched 2026-10-09 · 8ccc136235b8
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/ripgrep/json · fetched 2026-08-28 · ae2d1f071958
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/ripgrep · fetched 2026-09-07 · e904eb33af08
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| BurntSushi/ripgrep | main | 81 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="BurntSushi/ripgrep")
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