rg/-e PATTERN

• -e PATTERN, --regexp=PATTERN
  • A pattern to search for. This option can be provided multiple times, where all patterns given are searched, in addition to any patterns provided by -f/--file. Lines matching at least one of the provided patterns are printed. This flag can also be used when searching for patterns that start with a dash.
  • For example, to search for the literal -foo:
    • rg -e -foo
  • You can also use the special -- delimiter to indicate that no more flags will be provided. Namely, the fol‐

    lowing is equivalent to the above:
    

    • rg -- -foo
  • When -f/--file or -e/--regexp is used, then ripgrep treats all positional arguments as files or directories

    to search.