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# Search Files Specific To A Language
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The `ack` command makes it easy to narrow the set of searched files to those
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of a specific programming language. For instance, if you have a rails
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project and only want to search the ruby files, use the `--ruby` flag with
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your `ack` command.
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```bash
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$ ack --ruby Active
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```
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With the `--ruby` flag, I get a manageable number of results. Without it,
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not so much.
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```bash
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$ ack --ruby Active | wc -l
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26
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$ ack Active | wc -l
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5253
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```
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See `man ack` for more details.
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