why does --type toml includes results with .lock ?

[mtb0x1]

Hi,

I am trying to find all .toml files containing a pattern :

rg -l -e "dep*" --type toml .

Results :

Cargo.toml
Cargo.lock

if this is the expected behavior, how and where type and extension equivalence is set ?

Thanks

[BurntSushi]

It's because Cargo.lock uses a TOML format. The file type filter is meant to be a model of what the underlying file actually is, and not necessarily an abbreviation for a specific extension. For example, the c type includes both *.c and *.h. They are both C files.

This is why the toml type uses Cargo.lock spelled out specifically and not *.lock, since not all lock files use the TOML format.

See:

ripgrep/crates/ignore/src/default_types.rs

Line 262 in a7f1276

("toml", &["*.toml", "Cargo.lock"]),

[mtb0x1]

thanks @BurntSushi, do I need to add --type-not lock in my case or there is a simpler solution like --extension ?

[BurntSushi]

Sorry, what question are you asking? It seemed like you were asking why Cargo.lock was included in the toml type. But I gather from this comment that you are now asking how to use the toml type while simultaneously ignoring Cargo.lock. Is that right?

If so, just add a glob rule excluding it. For example, -ttoml -g '!*.lock'. Or, you can use the existing lock type, i.e., -ttoml -Tlock.

[mtb0x1]

sorry for the confusion, thanks !