ack with context
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I often use ack(1) to grep for text patterns in git
repositories1.
Today I learned about its -C flag:
-C [ NUM ], --context[= NUM ]
Print NUM lines (default 2) of context around matching lines.It’s a handy shortcut, better than fiddling with -A and -B (after and
before, respectively).
Bonus: the same flag exists in grep and in rg (ripgrep).
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I should probably fully migrate to
ripgrepone day. Heck, it’s not even in the Arch core repositories anymore. ↩︎