Rip doesn't return a number line in vim system()?

[rickalex21]

Hello, when in vim I can use grep and get the expected result but I can't use rip grep and get the same result. When I do it on the shell rip grep works fine and returns 8882 but not in vim. I'm trying to get a line number where the pattern was found and put it in a vim variable or register.

This works

let @*=system("grep -n '^setpos' '/usr/local/share/vim/vim82/doc/tags' ")
"Output --> 8882:setpos()	eval.txt	/*setpos()*

This does not work. No number.

let @*=system("rg '^setpos' '/usr/local/share/vim/vim82/doc/tags'")
"Output --> setpos()	eval.txt	/*setpos()*

For now I'm just using grep on this part of the code. Thanks

[BurntSushi]

Use -n, just like grep.

When ripgrep is run with a tty, it automatically enables certain options like colors, line numbers and file headings. But when without a tty (like inside vim), it runs more like grep. So just pass the flags you need.

[rickalex21]

Thanks, that worked ! Appreciate your help. :)