BurntSushi/ripgrep · error

choice '{unk}' is unrecognized

Error message

choice '{unk}' is unrecognized

What it means

Error "choice '{unk}' is unrecognized" thrown in BurntSushi/ripgrep.

Source

Thrown at crates/core/flags/defs.rs:847

    \-\-colors 'line:none' \\
    \-\-colors 'column:none' \\
    \-\-colors 'match:none' \\
    \-\-colors 'highlight:none'
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    }
    fn doc_choices(&self) -> &'static [&'static str] {
        &["never", "auto", "always", "ansi"]
    }

    fn update(&self, v: FlagValue, args: &mut LowArgs) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
        args.color = match convert::str(&v.unwrap_value())? {
            "never" => ColorChoice::Never,
            "auto" => ColorChoice::Auto,
            "always" => ColorChoice::Always,
            "ansi" => ColorChoice::Ansi,
            unk => anyhow::bail!("choice '{unk}' is unrecognized"),
        };
        Ok(())
    }
}

#[cfg(test)]
#[test]
fn test_color() {
    let args = parse_low_raw(None::<&str>).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(ColorChoice::Auto, args.color);

    let args = parse_low_raw(["--color", "never"]).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(ColorChoice::Never, args.color);

    let args = parse_low_raw(["--color", "auto"]).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(ColorChoice::Auto, args.color);

    let args = parse_low_raw(["--color", "always"]).unwrap();

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Solutions

1. Check the list of valid choices for this flag and use one of them
2. Fix any typo in the value you passed to the flag

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/core/flags/defs.rs:847 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of BurntSushi/ripgrep@3fce3b5bb0 (2026-08-06). Data as JSON: /data/errors/14d25685c7c55363.json. Report an issue: GitHub.