Add .ackrc to customize directories for Usage: ack [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILES OR DIRECTORIES]
Add .ackrc to customize directories for Usage: ack [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILES OR DIRECTORIES]

Search for PATTERN in each source file in the tree from the current
directory on down.  If any files or directories are specified, then
only those files and directories are checked.  ack may also search
STDIN, but only if no file or directory arguments are specified,
or if one of them is "-".

Default switches may be specified in ACK_OPTIONS environment variable or
an .ackrc file. If you want no dependency on the environment, turn it
off with --noenv.

Example: ack -i select

Searching:
  -i, --ignore-case             Ignore case distinctions in PATTERN
  --[no]smart-case              Ignore case distinctions in PATTERN,
                                only if PATTERN contains no upper case.
                                Ignored if -i is specified
  -v, --invert-match            Invert match: select non-matching lines
  -w, --word-regexp             Force PATTERN to match only whole words
  -Q, --literal                 Quote all metacharacters; PATTERN is literal

Search output:
  --lines=NUM                   Only print line(s) NUM of each file
  -l, --files-with-matches      Only print filenames containing matches
  -L, --files-without-matches   Only print filenames with no matches
  --output=expr                 Output the evaluation of expr for each line
                                (turns off text highlighting)
  -o                            Show only the part of a line matching PATTERN
                                Same as --output='$&'
  --passthru                    Print all lines, whether matching or not
  --match PATTERN               Specify PATTERN explicitly.
  -m, --max-count=NUM           Stop searching in each file after NUM matches
  -1                            Stop searching after one match of any kind
  -H, --with-filename           Print the filename for each match (default:
                                on unless explicitly searching a single file)
  -h, --no-filename             Suppress the prefixing filename on output
  -c, --count                   Show number of lines matching per file
  --[no]column                  Show the column number of the first match

  -A NUM, --after-context=NUM   Print NUM lines of trailing context after
                                matching lines.
  -B NUM, --before-context=NUM  Print NUM lines of leading context before
                                matching lines.
  -C [NUM], --context[=NUM]     Print NUM lines (default 2) of output context.

  --print0                      Print null byte as separator between filenames,
                                only works with -f, -g, -l, -L or -c.

  -s                            Suppress error messages about nonexistent or
                                unreadable files.

File presentation:
  --pager=COMMAND               Pipes all ack output through COMMAND.  For
                                example, --pager="less -R".  Ignored if output
                                is redirected.
  --nopager                     Do not send output through a pager.  Cancels
                                any setting in ~/.ackrc, ACK_PAGER or
                                ACK_PAGER_COLOR.
  --[no]heading                 Print a filename heading above each file's
                                results.  (default: on when used interactively)
  --[no]break                   Print a break between results from different
                                files.  (default: on when used interactively)
  --group                       Same as --heading --break
  --nogroup                     Same as --noheading --nobreak
  --[no]color                   Highlight the matching text (default: on unless
                                output is redirected, or on Windows)
  --[no]colour                  Same as --[no]color
  --color-filename=COLOR
  --color-match=COLOR
  --color-lineno=COLOR          Set the color for filenames, matches, and line
                                numbers.
  --flush                       Flush output immediately, even when ack is used
                                non-interactively (when output goes to a pipe or
                                file).

File finding:
  -f                            Only print the files selected, without
                                searching.  The PATTERN must not be specified.
  -g                            Same as -f, but only select files matching
                                PATTERN.
  --sort-files                  Sort the found files lexically.
  --show-types                  Show which types each file has.
  --files-from=FILE             Read the list of files to search from FILE.
  -x                            Read the list of files to search from STDIN.

File inclusion/exclusion:
  --[no]ignore-dir=name         Add/remove directory from list of ignored dirs
  --[no]ignore-directory=name   Synonym for ignore-dir
  --ignore-file=filter          Add filter for ignoring files
  -r, -R, --recurse             Recurse into subdirectories (default: on)
  -n, --no-recurse              No descending into subdirectories
  --[no]follow                  Follow symlinks.  Default is off.
  -k, --known-types             Include only files of types that ack recognizes.

  --type=X                      Include only X files, where X is a recognized
                                filetype.
  --type=noX                    Exclude X files.
                                See "ack --help-types" for supported filetypes.

File type specification:
  --type-set TYPE:FILTER:FILTERARGS
                                Files with the given FILTERARGS applied to the
                                given FILTER are recognized as being of type
                                TYPE. This replaces an existing definition for
                                type TYPE.
  --type-add TYPE:FILTER:FILTERARGS
                                Files with the given FILTERARGS applied to the
                                given FILTER are recognized as being type TYPE.
  --type-del TYPE               Removes all filters associated with TYPE.

Miscellaneous:
  --[no]env                     Ignore environment variables and global ackrc
                                files.  --env is legal but redundant.
  --ackrc=filename              Specify an ackrc file to use
  --ignore-ack-defaults         Ignore default definitions included with ack.
  --create-ackrc                Outputs a default ackrc for your customization
                                to standard output.
  --help, -?                    This help
  --help-types                  Display all known types
  --dump                        Dump information on which options are loaded
                                from which RC files
  --[no]filter                  Force ack to treat standard input as a pipe
                                (--filter) or tty (--nofilter)
  --man                         Man page
  --version                     Display version & copyright
  --thpppt                      Bill the Cat
  --bar                         The warning admiral
  --cathy                       Chocolate! Chocolate! Chocolate!

Exit status is 0 if match, 1 if no match.

ack's home page is at http://beyondgrep.com/

The full ack manual is available by running "ack --man".

This is version 2.14 of ack.  Run "ack --version" for full version info. to ignore.

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