the_silver_searcher: the_silver_searcher (grep-like text search, but faster) the_silver_searcher: the_silver_searcher: Ag is a code searching tool similar to grep and ack, but with a focus the_silver_searcher: on speed. the_silver_searcher: the_silver_searcher: Ag searches code about 3-5x faster than ack. It ignores file patterns the_silver_searcher: from your .gitignore and .hgignore. If there are files in your source the_silver_searcher: repo you don't want to search, just add their patterns to a .agignore the_silver_searcher: file. The command name is 33% shorter than ack! the_silver_searcher: the_silver_searcher: