Allow RIPGREP_CONFIG_PATH to be a list of files
Author: IsaacOscarCreated Aug 23, 2026Updated Aug 23, 2026
Bassically, it would be great if I could put:
export RIPGREP_CONFIG_PATH=~/.ripgreprc:./.ripgreprc
(paths are seperated by :s as is "standard"?)
in my shell profile, and then ripgrep would use all the options I have in my global ~/.ripgreprc, but allow me to override them on a per directory basis with a local .ripgreprc (e.g. to add folders to exclude).
And of course it should only give an error if none of the files were found.
My current solution is to have a local ./rg script when I want to add extra options to so it's not a big deal.
This looks like a fairly easy feature to add, so if you like it, I'll submit a pull request.
Source: BurntSushi/ripgrep