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They are perceived as faster because they automatically skip binary and VCS-ignored files. grep is faster.
by thesmallestcat 9y ago
They are perceived as faster because they automatically skip binary and VCS-ignored files. grep is faster.
- lathiat 9y agoThey are faster for practical usage, though I'm fairly sure ag also executes the search in parallel no? I also seem to recall the ripgrep author recently trying to optimise towards grep in another HN post. Love ag ever since I discovered it, though you have to be careful every so often it doesn't look in a filetype that mattered.
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- petdance 9y ago> they automatically skip binary and VCS-ignored files If it does less work, and takes less time, then isn't that faster?