# ripgrep Recursive Regex Search Tool

> ripgrep (rg) is a line-oriented search tool that recursively searches directories for regex patterns while respecting .gitignore rules. Written in Rust, it outperforms grep, ag, and ack on large codebases by significant margins and supports Unicode by default.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/ripgrep-recursive-regex-search-tool` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/ripgrep-recursive-regex-search-tool`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/ripgrep-recursive-regex-search-tool/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/ripgrep-recursive-regex-search-tool

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# ripgrep Recursive Regex Search Tool

ripgrep (rg) is a line-oriented search tool that recursively searches directories for regex patterns while respecting .gitignore rules. Written in Rust, it outperforms grep, ag, and ack on large codebases by significant margins and supports Unicode by default.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- $ brew install ripgrep
- $ cargo install ripgrep
- $ cargo binstall ripgrep
- $ git clone https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- For example, rg -tpy foo limits your search to Python files and rg -Tjs

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- This example searches the entire
- The binary name for ripgrep is rg.
- **[Archives of precompiled binaries for ripgrep are available for Windows,

- Source: https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/ripgrep-recursive-regex-search-tool/)