ag-l1 : ag – searches files and list them with the line of the first match. Useful to combine with with xargs and your favorite text editor.

.bash_funcs

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# `ag` list file with first match line number
# Returns a list of files including the first line matched in the file
# emulates the non-implemented option: `ag --files-with-matches-line-number`
# for `ag` (the silver searcher) https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher
# feature request: https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher/issues/715
# Usage: just simple use it as you would use `ag -l`, but ommit the -l option
# $ ag-l1 "(pattern)?.*"
# Installation: add this function to your ~/.bash_funcs file
# Download: https://git.io/ag-l1

# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46163678/get-rid-of-warning-command-substitution-ignored-null-byte-in-input
#result="$(ag --ackmate "$@")"
result="$(ag --ackmate "$@" | tr -d '\0')"
echo "${result}" | grep -P '^\d+;\d+' > /dev/null

if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
  echo "${result}" | 
  grep -A1 -P '^:.+' |
  perl -e '
    undef $/;
    $s = <>;
    $s =~ s/:(.+)\n(\d+);(\d+).*/$1. ":" . $2 . ":" . ($3 + 1)/eg;
    print $s;
    ' |
  grep -v -- '--' |
  sort -V
else
  echo "${result}" | 
  grep -oP '(?<=:).+' |
  while read line; do echo "${line}"; done |
  sort -V
fi

# Runs `ag-l1` and open-up files in Sublime text editor.
ag-subl() {
  ag-l1 "$@" | xargs subl
}