Question

if i want an alias to do “rgrep pattern *” to search all files from my current location down through any sub directories, what is an alias for rgrep I can add to my bashrc file?

i would also like it to ignore errors and only report positive hits

Answer 1

In order for it to ignore errors (such as “Permission denied”), you’ll probably need to use a function instead of an alias:

rgrep () { grep -r "${@}" 2>/dev/null; }