Last Updated: September 30, 2021
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· hannesg

Ag - like Ack just faster

Ag - the silver searcher - works just like Ack but faster.

  • It's compatible with ack.vim and ackmate.
  • Uses multiple cores
  • The command is 33% shorter ( 75% on ubuntu where "ack" is named "ack-grep"! )
  • automatically uses .gitignore and .hgignore