BurntSushi/ripgrep · error

{}: {}

Error message

{}: {}

What it means

Error "{}: {}" thrown in BurntSushi/ripgrep.

Source

Thrown at crates/core/flags/config.rs:69

    );
    args
}

/// Parse a single ripgrep rc file from the given path.
///
/// On success, this returns a set of shell arguments, in order, that should
/// be pre-pended to the arguments given to ripgrep at the command line.
///
/// If the file could not be read, then an error is returned. If there was
/// a problem parsing one or more lines in the file, then errors are returned
/// for each line in addition to successfully parsed arguments.
fn parse<P: AsRef<Path>>(
    path: P,
) -> anyhow::Result<(Vec<OsString>, Vec<anyhow::Error>)> {
    let path = path.as_ref();
    match std::fs::File::open(&path) {
        Ok(file) => parse_reader(file),
        Err(err) => anyhow::bail!("{}: {}", path.display(), err),
    }
}

/// Parse a single ripgrep rc file from the given reader.
///
/// Callers should not provided a buffered reader, as this routine will use its
/// own buffer internally.
///
/// On success, this returns a set of shell arguments, in order, that should
/// be pre-pended to the arguments given to ripgrep at the command line.
///
/// If the reader could not be read, then an error is returned. If there was a
/// problem parsing one or more lines, then errors are returned for each line
/// in addition to successfully parsed arguments.
fn parse_reader<R: std::io::Read>(
    rdr: R,
) -> anyhow::Result<(Vec<OsString>, Vec<anyhow::Error>)> {
    let mut bufrdr = std::io::BufReader::new(rdr);

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Solutions

1. Check the file path and underlying error shown in the message
2. Verify the config file exists and is readable by the current user

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/core/flags/config.rs:69 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/da7c92031afc08b2.json. Report an issue: GitHub.