rg Code Search

Expert knowledge for using rg (ripgrep) as a blazingly fast code search tool with powerful filtering and pattern matching.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when...	Use fd-file-finding instead when...
Searching file contents for text or regex patterns	Searching for files by name, extension, or path
Filtering matches by file type (`-t py`, `-t js`)	Filtering files by mtime, size, or `-type`
Multi-line pattern matching across source files	Locating files to feed into another tool

Use this skill when...	Use binary-analysis instead when...
Searching source code or text-encoded files	Extracting strings from compiled binaries or firmware
Auditing repos for hardcoded patterns in tracked files	Hunting for credentials inside ELF, Mach-O, or `.bin` blobs