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carlosneves

An `--ignore-file=` flag would be nice I guess:

--ignore-file=.ignore

--ignore-file=.gitignore

--ignore-file=.dockerignore

--ignore-file=.npmignore

etc

but then, assuming all those share the same "ignore file syntax/grammar"...

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It's good if they can share syntax. You use the same English words to ask Alice and Bob questions, but when you say "So, tell me, Alice…" you don't want Bob to answer you instead. Using another tool's config by default, making it difficult/impossible to use the dedicated config is the most annoying thing I can imagine. If that's what rg does, I guess that must be the reason I couldn't switch.

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