Questions tagged [ag]
is the code searching tool similar to `ack` but uses `pthreads` for faster searches.
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How can I make helm-do-grep-ag show the path of the file?
If I search with ag, then it prints the whole path of the filename, relative to the starting directory.
, but if I search with helm-do-grep-ag, it only prints the filename.
How can I make helm-do-grep-...
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Case Insensitive Search with helm-projectile-ag (helm-case-fold-search)
I'm unable to search with case insensitivity, using helm-projectile-ag.
I've tried to set helm-case-fold-search to t, but it doesn't seem to use that for this async search.
Any pointers as to how I ...
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TRAMP and `projectile-ag`, `projectile-ripgrep` cause kernel panic and complete crash of Mac OS
I am using Emacs and TRAMP on a Mac to access a remote Git repo on a Linux machine. TRAMP is using the SSH protocol.
projectile-find-file and routine editing works great. Projectile finds the .git ...
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How do I set path for ag for helm-do-grep-ag
I am on MacOS (darwin) and when I attempt helm-do-grep-ag I get a zsh error zsh:1: command not found: ag. What is the proper way to address this?
My ag is homebrewed and so is in /usr/local/bin
I ...
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How do I make `helm` save search results in a grep buffer?
I do helm-find-files (C-x c C-x C-f>), Tab, "Grep current directory with AG" (M-g a), enter pattern, Tab, "Save results in grep buffer" (F3). Now, how do I make M-g M-n/M-g M-p ...
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How to use helm to search a buffer?
I would like to use the helm machinery to search "live" a buffer's lines.
Is this possible? If not how would I go about figuring out how to implement this?
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helm-ag (or equivalent) open selection in existing window?
If you run helm-ag (I typically do this with helm-projectile-ag, but I think it should be similar) and select a match, the file / buffer opens in the last used window.
My question is this: If a you ...
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How do I use silversearcher-ag with Emacs without a package
I've read Grep Searching from the manual. The basic that I've found out are that I can use grep command in Emacs. I was wondering if I could use silversearcher-ag as an alternative to grep in M-x grep
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counsel-ag shows no output
I try to use counsel-ag to grep through all files in a directory for a string. Basically, I thought this is what it was made for. I have ag 2.2.0 installed via macports on OS X 10.10.5 and it works ...
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Faster way to store an org link to an identifier in a projectile project?
I'm trying to come up with a faster workflow for storing org-file links to parts of a source code tree. I'm generally starting in my org file taking notes, doing a helm-ag to search for some function ...
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helm-projectile-ag use thing-at-point as input?
I want to use the current word as the input when I do helm-projectile-ag. That saves me the typing work. I didn't see this option in customize.
How would I implement that?
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How to search for files, directories or grep(ag) from a directory inside a project with helm-projectile?
helm-projectile makes you set a project before trying to find files or directories, or searching through files with ag. All the searches are then based from the project root.
How does one start, for ...
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Helm-ag result buffer disappears
After doing a helm-ag search there is an option to 'save results in buffer'. My issue is that the result buffer disappears if another buffer or file is opened.
Is there some way to prevent the buffer ...
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