When searching code with rg, the -A, -B, and -C flags are incredibly useful:
rg -A 3 -B 2 "function.*authenticate" # 3 lines after, 2 before
rg -C 5 "TODO" # 5 lines before and after
This gives you much better context around matches, especially when you’re trying to understand how a function is called or what surrounds a particular pattern.
The -C flag is particularly handy for finding TODO comments with enough surrounding code to understand what needs to be done.
I’ve been using plain rg for too long without these context flags - they make code archaeology so much more effective.