Switch from ag (the_silver_searcher) to rg (ripgrep)

dotfiles/.config/i3/new_workspace.sh

@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
 ##################################################################################
 
 # See: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/138425/
-i3-msg workspace $(($(i3-msg -t get_workspaces | tr , '\n' | ag '"num":' | cut -d : -f 2 | sort -rn | head -1) + 1))
+i3-msg workspace $(($(i3-msg -t get_workspaces | tr , '\n' | rg '"num":' | cut -d : -f 2 | sort -rn | head -1) + 1))

dotfiles/.vimrc

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ source ~/.vim/keybindings.vim
 
 let g:ale_lint_on_text_changed = 'never'        " Do not lint while typing
 let g:ale_lint_on_insert_leave = 1              " Only lint after leaving insert mode
-let g:ackprg = 'ag --vimgrep'                   " Use ag instead of ack / grep
+let g:ackprg = 'rg --vimgrep'                   " Use rg instead of ag / ack / grep
 let g:plug_window = 'rightbelow topleft new'    " Show vim-plug above instead of to the left
 let g:vimfiler_as_default_explorer = 1          " Replace netrw with vimfiler as the default FileEx
 let g:indentLine_enabled = 0                    " Disable indent lines by default

dotfiles/.zsh/aliases.zsh

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ alias compare="grep -nFxvf" # Usage: compare <file1> <file2>
 alias dog="pygmentize -g"
 
 # Easily show all of the todos in a given project
-alias todo="ag TODO"
+alias todo="rg TODO"
 
 # Use exa as a drop-in replacement for "tree" (faster, more colors, etc.)
 alias tree="exa --long --tree"

dotfiles/.zsh/functions.zsh

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function ss() {
 
 # Automatically open the readme in any repository
 function readme() {
-    local readme=`ls | ag README`
+    local readme=`ls | rg README`
     if [[ $readme ]]; then
         nvim $readme
     else

dotfiles/.zshrc

@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ export VISUAL="vim"
 export EDITOR="vim"
 export BROWSER="inox"
 
-# Use ag instead of grep for fzf (much faster)
-export FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND='ag -l -g ""'
+# Use rg instead of ag / ack / grep for fzf (much faster)
+export FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND='rg --files --no-ignore --hidden --follow --glob "!.git/*"'
 
 # Required to make gpg-agent work in cases like git commit
 export GPG_TTY=$(tty)

help/commands.md

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Note that you should *never* give a file or directory more permissions than need
 ### Searching Through Files
 
 - Search all files in a directory (and all subdirectories) for a given string: `grep -inr <search_term>` **OR** `g <search_term>`
-- Search all files in a directory (including subdirectories) for a given string and ignore dotfiles: `ag <search_term>`
+- Search all files in a directory (including subdirectories) for a given string and ignore dotfiles: `rg <search_term>`
 
 ### System Commands
 

install/packages.sh

@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ i npm           # Install npm, a package manager for node.js
 i llvm          # Install llvm, used to make the crystal binary
 i exa           # Install exa, a drop-in replacement for ls (and tree)
 
-i the_silver_searcher           # Install ag, used to easily search through files
 i fdupes                        # Install fdupes, used to quickly find duplicate files
+i ripgrep                       # Install rg, a faster alternative to ag / ack / grep
 
 i tig           # Install tig, used to browse git commits
 i ncdu          # Install ncdu, used to easily see disk usage