vgrep

Search pattern

$ vgrep "[pattern]"

$ vgrep "[pattern]" [path]

$ vgrep -s "[pattern]"

$ vgrep --show [index]

$ vgrep --no-git "[pattern]"

vgrep [-s] [--show index] [options] pattern [path]

vgrep is a pager for grep results that assigns an index number to each match, allowing you to quickly open specific results in your editor by number. It respects .gitignore rules by default and provides both batch and interactive modes.
In interactive mode (-s), results can be browsed and opened directly. The --show flag opens a previously indexed result without re-running the search, making it efficient for navigating through matches in a codebase.

-s

Interactive mode.

Show result by index.

Don't use gitignore.

Line numbers.

Case insensitive.

Go implementation. Editor config needed. Different from grep.

vgrep was created for quickly searching code and opening results in an editor by index.

grep(1), rg(1), ag(1)