Commented on rgx · Oct 31, 2026
Hey DevHunt! I built rgx to bring ripgrep-style searching beyond plain text: PDFs, Office documents, ZIP archives, emails, media metadata, and GGUF/LLM files. Ripgrep-compatible CLI, zero external dependencies. Try it: rgx "search term" ./my_folder Paper + benchmark methodology: https://github.com/danalec/rgx-paper Speed comparisons require matching result counts—not just a faster stopwatch. Results vary by hardware and search pattern; rgx doesn’t beat ripgrep everywhere. For repeated searches, the optional prepared pack store delivered 1.55×–3.13× faster queries than ripgrep in published Linux tests, recovering its upfront build cost after roughly 21 queries on that setup. What formats or tricky files would you throw at it? Bug reports, feature requests, and honest feedback are welcome. Thanks for checking it out!
