ripgrep: the honest review
Verdict: Use it — but know it skips .gitignored files by default
Faster search, sane defaults, one surprising default. Free. Verdict: install it today.
2026-06-23 04:53 UTC
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Verdict: Use it — but know it skips .gitignored files by default
Faster search, sane defaults, one surprising default. Free. Verdict: install it today.
Verdict: For most people: a plain-text folder + one search tool beats the subscription
Three apps, one verdict, and the markdown folder that quietly outscored all of them.