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title: Install the-silver-searcher-ag on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of the-silver-searcher-ag for Linux - A code searching
  tool similar to ack, with a focus on speed.
url: https://snapcraft.io/the-silver-searcher-ag
---

# the-silver-searcher-ag

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* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

latest/stable 2.2.0

Install latest/stable of the-silver-searcher-ag

This channel hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install the-silver-searcher-ag
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* the-silver-searcher-ag

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 13 June 2023 - latest/stable
* 28 May 2024 - latest/beta

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [geoff.greer.fm](https://geoff.greer.fm/ag/ "https://geoff.greer.fm/ag/")

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### Contact

* [github.com/mr-cal/silversearcher-ag](https://github.com/mr-cal/silversearcher-ag "https://github.com/mr-cal/silversearcher-ag")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/the-silver-searcher-ag#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/the-silver-searcher-ag#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/the-silver-searcher-ag#tab-security)

#### A code searching tool similar to ack, with a focus on speed.

What's so great about Ag?

* It is an order of magnitude faster than ack.
* It ignores file patterns from your .gitignore and .hgignore.
* If there are files in your source repo you don't want to search, just add their patterns to a .ignore file. (*cough* *.min.js* *cough*)
* The command name is 33% shorter than ack, and all keys are on the home row!

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## Install the-silver-searcher-ag on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/the-silver-searcher-ag/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/the-silver-searcher-ag/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/the-silver-searcher-ag/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/the-silver-searcher-ag/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/the-silver-searcher-ag/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/the-silver-searcher-ag/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/the-silver-searcher-ag/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/the-silver-searcher-ag/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/the-silver-searcher-ag/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/the-silver-searcher-ag/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/the-silver-searcher-ag/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/the-silver-searcher-ag/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/the-silver-searcher-ag/raspbian)