rg:tldr:3514c

rg: Search for regular expressions recursively in the current directory, including hidden files and files listed in `.gitignore`.

$ rg --no-ignore --hidden ${regular_expression}

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The command rg --no-ignore --hidden ${regular_expression} is using the rg command-line tool with certain options and arguments. Here's the breakdown:

rg: This is the command used to run ripgrep, a powerful line-oriented search tool.

Options:

--no-ignore: This option tells rg not to honor any ignore patterns specified in .gitignore, .ignore, and similar files. Basically, it searches files and directories that would otherwise be ignored.
--hidden: This option tells rg to search hidden files and directories, whose names are preceded by a dot. By default, rg does not search hidden files or directories.

${regular_expression}: This is a placeholder representing a regular expression that you should replace with an actual expression. Regular expressions are patterns used for matching and manipulating text.

Overall, the command performs a search using rg without ignoring any patterns specified in ignore files and including hidden files and directories, based on the provided regular expression.

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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