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@@ -177,15 +177,19 @@ After recursive search, ripgrep's most important feature is what it *doesn't* search. By default, when you search a directory, ripgrep will ignore all of the following: -1. Files and directories that match the rules in your `.gitignore` glob - pattern. +1. Files and directories that match glob patterns in these three categories: + 1. gitignore globs (including global and repo-specific globs). + 2. `.ignore` globs, which take precedence over all gitignore globs when + there's a conflict. + 3. `.rgignore` globs, which take precedence over all `.ignore` globs when + there's a conflict. 2. Hidden files and directories. 3. Binary files. (ripgrep considers any file with a `NUL` byte to be binary.) 4. Symbolic links aren't followed. All of these things can be toggled using various flags provided by ripgrep: -1. You can disable `.gitignore` handling with the `--no-ignore` flag. +1. You can disable all ignore-related filtering with the `--no-ignore` flag. 2. Hidden files and directories can be searched with the `--hidden` flag. 3. Binary files can be searched via the `--text` (`-a` for short) flag. Be careful with this flag! Binary files may emit control characters to your |