vim-grepper

Helps you win at grep.

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Use your favorite grep tool (ag, ack, git grep, ripgrep, pt, sift, findstr, grep) to start an asynchronous search. All matches will be put in a quickfix or location list.

This plugin works with Vim and Neovim on Unix-like systems. It's mostly working on Windows as well.

Disclaimer: From my point of view it's feature-complete, so I won't add new features or put much time into reviewing complex PRs.


  • Prompt: Use
    :Grepper to open a prompt, enter your query, optionally cycle through the
    list of tools, fire up the search.
  • Operator: Use
    the current visual selection to pre-fill the prompt or start searching right
    away.
  • Commands:
    :Grepper supports a wide range of flags which makes it extremely flexible.
    All supported tools come with their own command for convenience:
    :GrepperGit, :GrepperAg, and so on. They're all built atop of :Grepper.
  • Custom tools: Changing
    the behaviour of the default tools is very easy. And so is adding new tools.

If you like ack.vim and ag.vim, you will love vim-grepper.

Documentation

This README is only the tip of the iceberg. Make sure to read :h grepper and the wiki to learn about every feature.

Example configurations be be found here.

The truth is out there.

Installation

Use your favorite plugin manager, e.g. vim-plug:

Plug 'mhinz/vim-grepper'

If you prefer lazy loading:

Plug 'mhinz/vim-grepper', { 'on': ['Grepper', '<plug>(GrepperOperator)'] }

Demo

General usage:

Grepping only files currently loaded in Vim:

Feedback

If you like this plugin, star it! It's a great way of getting feedback. The same goes for reporting issues or feature requests.

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