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# Unrestrict Where ripgrep Searches
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One of the conveniences of [`rg`
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(ripgrep)](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep) is that by default it doesn't
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search in places you probably don't want it to search. That means it ignores
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anything specified by your `.gitignore` file, it excludes hidden files and
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directories (dotfiles, e.g. `.git/` or `.env`), and it excludes binary files.
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These restrictions can be incrementally undone as needed using the `-u` flag.
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The `-u` flag on its own will remove the ignored files restriction. This is
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equivalent to the `--no-ignore` flag.
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```bash
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$ rg -u pattern
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```
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Adding an additional `u` (`-uu`) to that flag will remove both the ignored files and
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hidden files restrictions. This is a shorthand equivalent to both `--no-ignore`
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and `--hidden`.
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```bash
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$ rg -uu pattern
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```
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Adding one more `u` (`-uuu`) will additionally remove the binary file
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restriction. Equivalent to those other two flags plus `--text`.
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```bash
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$ rg -uuu pattern
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```
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[source](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/blob/master/GUIDE.md#automatic-filtering)
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