{"id":"9495aefb9f056a8d","repo":"BurntSushi/ripgrep","slug":"failed-to-find-an-index-to-read","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"failed to find an index to read","messagePattern":"failed to find an index to read","errorType":"validation","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"crates/core/flags/hiargs.rs","lineNumber":951,"sourceCode":"    }\n\n    #[cfg(feature = \"unstable-index\")]\n    pub(crate) fn index_write(&self) -> anyhow::Result<grep_index::Index> {\n        let index = grep_index::IndexDiscovery::new()\n            .create(true)\n            .discover()?\n            .ok_or_else(|| {\n                anyhow::anyhow!(\n                    \"failed to find a place to create/update an index\"\n                )\n            })?;\n        Ok(index)\n    }\n\n    #[cfg(feature = \"unstable-index\")]\n    pub(crate) fn index_read(&self) -> anyhow::Result<grep_index::Index> {\n        let index = grep_index::IndexDiscovery::new().discover()?.ok_or_else(\n            || anyhow::anyhow!(\"failed to find an index to read\"),\n        )?;\n        Ok(index)\n    }\n}\n\n/// State that only needs to be computed once during argument parsing.\n///\n/// This state is meant to be somewhat generic and shared across multiple\n/// low->high argument conversions. The state can even be mutated by various\n/// conversions as a way to communicate changes to other conversions. For\n/// example, reading patterns might consume from stdin. If we know stdin\n/// has been consumed and no other file paths have been given, then we know\n/// for sure that we should search the CWD. In this way, a state change\n/// when reading the patterns can impact how the file paths are ultimately\n/// generated.\n#[derive(Debug)]\nstruct State {\n    /// Whether it's believed that tty is connected to stdout. Note that on","sourceCodeStart":933,"sourceCodeEnd":969,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/blob/3fce3b5bb0236da2df6d99672afb8a719642eca7/crates/core/flags/hiargs.rs#L933-L969","documentation":"Error \"failed to find an index to read\" thrown in BurntSushi/ripgrep.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at crates/core/flags/hiargs.rs:951 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Create an index first before attempting to read one","Verify the index path points to an existing, readable index"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"analyzedSha":"3fce3b5bb0236da2df6d99672afb8a719642eca7","analyzedAt":"2026-08-06T01:39:05.073Z","schemaVersion":2}