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Ag Command: Search For String Case Insensitively

An engineer would use the 'ag --ignore-case' command to perform a case-insensitive search for a specific string within the codebase to quickly locate all relevant occurrences, regardless of their letter casing. Exact CLI syntax to search for string case insensitively using Ag.

When to use this: An engineer would use the 'ag --ignore-case' command to perform a case-insensitive search for a specific string within the codebase to quickly locate all relevant occurrences, regardless of their letter casing.

Command Syntax

ag -i -o STRING

Command Breakdown

-i
Command Option
Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
-o
Command Option
Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.

FAQ

Purpose: Exact syntax to search for string case insensitively using Ag.

Test path: Replace placeholders and run destructive commands in a disposable workspace first.

Flag behavior: Tool version, platform, and shell can change behavior.

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