From 85d463c0cc4e4e7684ce0dc97cf3e549bcfa5dde Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Gallant Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2018 18:31:34 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] readme: link to Andy Lester's feature comparison --- README.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c0f7b14..c2229ca 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ give you a glimpse at some important downsides or missing features of In other words, if you like fancy regexes, searching compressed files or multiline search, then `ripgrep` may not quite meet your needs (yet). +### Feature comparison + +Andy Lester, author of [ack](https://beyondgrep.com/), has published an +excellent table comparing the features of ack, ag, git-grep, GNU grep and +ripgrep: https://beyondgrep.com/feature-comparison/ + ### Is it really faster than everything else? Generally, yes. A large number of benchmarks with detailed analysis for each is