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(Emacs)~make rip(grep) section preamble a bit nicer to read

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@@ -1026,32 +1026,34 @@ for exiting insert state. Otherwise, I don't really need it.
#+end_src
** (Rip)grep
*** Grep Preamble
Grep is a historical artefact. It is a searching utility that allows
one to search files for certain regex patterns. The fact that there
have been so many attempts to replace grep (with some success) only
goes to show how important a tool it is.
Grep is likely one of the most important programs ever invented; a
must-have tool for any Linux users inventory. It is a searching
utility that allows one to search files for certain regex patterns.
The fact that there have been so many attempts to replace grep (with
limited success) only goes to show how important its general function
is to people.
Ripgrep is a grep-like utility written in Rust. It subsumes not only
the ability to search a given file but also to search multiple files
within a directory (which is usually only found by composing the
program find with grep to search multiple files). Being incredibly
fast through its regex optimisations, it also uses ignore files such
as =.gitignore= to remove files from its searches.
within a directory (which is usually only done by composing the
program find with grep to search multiple files). It is incredibly
fast by virtue of its regex optimisations and the use of ignore files
such as =.gitignore= to filter files when searching.
Grep has default Emacs utilities that use a =compilation= style buffer
to search a variety of differing data sets. =grep= searches files,
=rgrep= searches in a directory using the =find= binary and =zgrep=
searches archives. This is a great solution for most environments as
most of them will have grep and find installed. Even when you =ssh=
into a remote machine, they're likely to have these tools.
searches archives. This is a great solution for most computer
environments as basically all of them will have grep and find
installed. Even when you =ssh= into a remote machine, they're likely
to have these tools.
The ripgrep package provides utilities to ripgrep projects and files
for strings via the rg binary. Though [[*Ivy][ivy]] comes with =counsel-rg=
using it makes me dependent on the ivy framework, and this
configuration is intentionally built to be modular and switchable. Of
course, this requires installing the rg binary which is available in
most common repositories nowadays. In terms of general speed, this is
better.
most repositories nowadays.
*** Grep
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package grep