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A [[grep]] alternative with some more convenient hotkeys. | |||
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<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | <syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | ||
ack <searchword> | ack <searchword> | ||
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and applies any flags contained within it to the provided <code>ack</code> | and applies any flags contained within it to the provided <code>ack</code> | ||
command. | command. | ||
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--ignore-file=is:ctags # exact filename match 'tags' | --ignore-file=is:ctags # exact filename match 'tags' | ||
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</blockquote><!-- configuration --> | </blockquote><!-- configuration --> | ||
Latest revision as of 06:38, 19 July 2021
A grep alternative with some more convenient hotkeys.
Usage
ack <searchword> ack --ignore-dir <directory> <searchword>Ack can also store default arguments in
.ackrcfiles. The default userfile is stored in the user's home, but every time that ack is run, it searches backwards from the current directory for any directory containing a.ackrcand applies any flags contained within it to the providedackcommand.
Configuration
You can save ack commandline-flags in a
.ackrcfile. This can be saved within a directory, and it will be applicable to all subdirectories. This project-specific ackrc can be omitted with the commandline argument--noenv.# example .ackrc file --ignore-dir=site-packages/ --ignore-dir=tests/ --ignore-file=is:ctags # exact filename match 'tags'
