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ag: Find files containing "foo", but only list the filenames.
$ ag -l ${foo}
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This command is using the ag command-line tool to search for a specific string or pattern in files.

Here's a breakdown of the command:

  • ag is the command to invoke the ag (The Silver Searcher) tool. It is an alternative to the commonly used grep command, but optimized for faster searches.
  • -l is an option for ag which stands for "list files matching the pattern." It tells ag to only display the names of the files that contain the specified string or pattern.
  • ${foo} is a variable enclosed in curly braces ${}. The value of the variable foo will be substituted in place of ${foo}. This assumes that foo is a shell variable defined elsewhere in the script or environment.

So if you run this command in a shell, it will search for the value stored in the variable foo within files and print the names of the files that contain that value or pattern.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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