# ripgrep-all
> Search in PDFs, E-Books, office documents, zip, tar.gz, and more

## Summary
Universal search tool extending ripgrep to search PDFs, archives, office docs, and more

## Capabilities
- Search inside PDFs, E-Books, and office documents
- Search within zip, tar.gz, and other archives
- Built on ripgrep for speed
- Cache extracted text for faster subsequent searches

## When to Use
- You need to search inside non-text files
- You want to grep through PDFs, archives, or office documents

## When NOT to Use
- You only need to search text files (use ripgrep directly)

## Related Tools
- [ack](/tools/ack) (complementary)
- [ag](/tools/ag) (complementary)
- [sift](/tools/sift) (complementary)

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Source: https://littlescripts.sh/tools/ripgrep-all
