rgr command - Find and Replace with rg on macOS

rg_replace.sh

#!/bin/zsh

rgr() {
  # find and replace
  regex="s?${1}?${2}?g;"
  rg $1 -l | xargs sed -i.rgr_backup $regex
  # delete backups
  find . -name "*.rgr_backup" -print0 | xargs rm
}

# Original based on ag (The Silver Searcher): https://gist.github.com/jefflombard/c016d3a929ebf5dd1da5bcaddc64e72a
# This code is based on rg (ripgrep): https://gist.github.com/jhult/c3ddb9db38a2f73ccfccbf4186c75b39

# Usage on macOS
# 1. Install rg - https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep (`brew install ripgrep`)
# 2. Copy lines 3 - 9 into your .zshrc
# 3. Go to the target directory and call with "rgr"

# Example
# Replace "test" with "hello": "rgr test hello"

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FYI for anyone: I wrote a really robust ripgrep wrapper that allows full replacement via -R. See rgr.sh here: https://github.com/ElectricRCAircraftGuy/ripgrep_replace