start using the silver searcher's

Usage: ag [FILE-TYPE] [OPTIONS] PATTERN [PATH]

  Recursively search for PATTERN in PATH.
  Like grep or ack, but faster.

Example:
  ag -i foo /bar/

Output Options:
     --ackmate            Print results in AckMate-parseable format
  -A --after [LINES]      Print lines after match (Default: 2)
  -B --before [LINES]     Print lines before match (Default: 2)
     --[no]break          Print newlines between matches in different files
                          (Enabled by default)
  -c --count              Only print the number of matches in each file.
                          (This often differs from the number of matching lines)
     --[no]color          Print color codes in results (Enabled by default)
     --color-line-number  Color codes for line numbers (Default: 1;33)
     --color-match        Color codes for result match numbers (Default: 30;43)
     --color-path         Color codes for path names (Default: 1;32)
     --column             Print column numbers in results
     --[no]filename       Print file names (Enabled unless searching a single file)
  -H --[no]heading        Print file names before each file's matches
                          (Enabled by default)
  -C --context [LINES]    Print lines before and after matches (Default: 2)
     --[no]group          Same as --[no]break --[no]heading
  -g PATTERN              Print filenames matching PATTERN
  -l --files-with-matches Only print filenames that contain matches
                          (don't print the matching lines)
  -L --files-without-matches
                          Only print filenames that don't contain matches
     --[no]numbers        Print line numbers. Default is to omit line numbers
                          when searching streams
  -o --only-matching      Prints only the matching part of the lines
     --print-long-lines   Print matches on very long lines (Default: >2k characters)
     --passthrough        When searching a stream, print all lines even if they
                          don't match
     --silent             Suppress all log messages, including errors
     --stats              Print stats (files scanned, time taken, etc.)
     --vimgrep            Print results like vim's :vimgrep /pattern/g would
                          (it reports every match on the line)
  -0 --null --print0      Separate filenames with null (for 'xargs -0')

Search Options:
  -a --all-types          Search all files (doesn't include hidden files
                          or patterns from ignore files)
  -D --debug              Ridiculous debugging (probably not useful)
     --depth NUM          Search up to NUM directories deep (Default: 25)
  -f --follow             Follow symlinks
  -F --fixed-strings      Alias for --literal for compatibility with grep
  -G --file-search-regex  PATTERN Limit search to filenames matching PATTERN
     --hidden             Search hidden files (obeys .*ignore files)
  -i --ignore-case        Match case insensitively
     --ignore PATTERN     Ignore files/directories matching PATTERN
                          (literal file/directory names also allowed)
     --ignore-dir NAME    Alias for --ignore for compatibility with ack.
  -m --max-count NUM      Skip the rest of a file after NUM matches (Default: 10,000)
     --one-device         Don't follow links to other devices.
  -p --path-to-agignore STRING
                          Use .agignore file at STRING
  -Q --literal            Don't parse PATTERN as a regular expression
  -s --case-sensitive     Match case sensitively
  -S --smart-case         Match case insensitively unless PATTERN contains
                          uppercase characters (Enabled by default)
     --search-binary      Search binary files for matches
  -t --all-text           Search all text files (doesn't include hidden files)
  -u --unrestricted       Search all files (ignore .agignore, .gitignore, etc.;
                          searches binary and hidden files as well)
  -U --skip-vcs-ignores   Ignore VCS ignore files
                          (.gitignore, .hgignore, .svnignore; still obey .agignore)
  -v --invert-match
  -w --word-regexp        Only match whole words
  -z --search-zip         Search contents of compressed (e.g., gzip) files

File Types:
The search can be restricted to certain types of files. Example:
  ag --html needle
  - Searches for 'needle' in files with suffix .htm, .html, .shtml or .xhtml.

For a list of supported file types run:
  ag --list-file-types command

2 files changed, 130 insertions, 121 deletions

diff --git a/vim/.vimrc b/vim/.vimrc
index 06570ec..50155b0 100644
--- a/vim/.vimrc
+++ b/vim/.vimrc
@@ -126,124 +126,132 @@ set cursorcolumn
 " ╹  ┗━╸┗━┛┗━┛╹╹ ╹   ┗━┛ ╹ ┗━┛╹  ╹  
 " i struggle with the decision to use plugins or a more vanilla vim. but right now i'm feeling sytanx completion, linting, and visual git diffs. don't judge me.
 " to install from the shell run:
-"& git clone https://github.com/gmarik/Vundle.vim.git ~/dotfiles/vim/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim && vim +BundleInstall +qall && PYTHON=/usr/bin/python2 ~/dotfiles/vim/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/install.sh --clang-completer
-
-set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
-call vundle#begin()
-Plugin 'gmarik/Vundle.vim'
-Plugin 'Valloric/YouCompleteMe'
-Plugin 'scrooloose/syntastic'
-Plugin 'airblade/vim-gitgutter'
-Plugin 'isa/vim-matchit'
-Plugin 'shawncplus/phpcomplete.vim'
-Plugin 'mustache/vim-mustache-handlebars'
-Plugin 'itchyny/lightline.vim'
-Plugin 'tpope/vim-fugitive'
-call vundle#end()
-filetype plugin indent on
-
-" syntatic http://git.io/syntastic.vim
-" linters: (from aur) nodejs-jshint, nodejs-jsonlint, csslint, checkbashisms
-let g:syntastic_always_populate_loc_list = 1
-let g:syntastic_auto_loc_list = 1
-let g:syntastic_check_on_open = 1
-let g:syntastic_check_on_wq = 0
-highlight SyntasticErrorSign ctermfg=red ctermbg=237
-highlight SyntasticWarningSign ctermfg=yellow ctermbg=237
-highlight SyntasticStyleErrorSign ctermfg=red ctermbg=237
-highlight SyntasticStyleWarningSign ctermfg=yellow ctermbg=237
-
-" git-gutter http://git.io/vimgitgutter
-let g:gitgutter_realtime = 1
-let g:gitgutter_eager = 1
-let g:gitgutter_diff_args = '-w'
-let g:gitgutter_sign_added = '+'
-let g:gitgutter_sign_modified = '~'
-let g:gitgutter_sign_removed = '-'
-let g:gitgutter_sign_removed_first_line = '^'
-let g:gitgutter_sign_modified_removed = ':'
-let g:gitgutter_max_signs = 1500
-highlight clear SignColumn
-highlight GitGutterAdd ctermfg=green ctermbg=237
-highlight GitGutterChange ctermfg=yellow ctermbg=237
-highlight GitGutterDelete ctermfg=red ctermbg=237
-highlight GitGutterChangeDelete ctermfg=red ctermbg=237
-
-" vim mustache http://git.io/vim-stash
-let g:mustache_abbreviations = 1
-
-" ┏━┓╺┳╸┏━┓╺┳╸╻ ╻┏━┓╻  ╻┏┓╻┏━╸
-" ┗━┓ ┃ ┣━┫ ┃ ┃ ┃┗━┓┃  ┃┃┗┫┣╸ 
-" ┗━┛ ╹ ╹ ╹ ╹ ┗━┛┗━┛┗━╸╹╹ ╹┗━╸
-" lightline http://git.io/lightline
-" █▓▒░ wizard status line
-set laststatus=2
-let g:lightline = {
-  \ 'colorscheme': 'sourcerer',
-  \ 'active': {
-  \   'left': [ [ 'filename' ],
-  \             [ 'readonly', 'fugitive' ] ],
-  \   'right': [ [ 'percent', 'lineinfo' ],
-  \              [ 'fileencoding', 'filetype' ],
-  \              [ 'fileformat', 'syntastic' ] ]
-  \ },
-  \ 'component_function': {
-  \   'modified': 'WizMod',
-  \   'readonly': 'WizRO',
-  \   'fugitive': 'WizGit',
-  \   'filename': 'WizName',
-  \   'filetype': 'WizType',
-  \   'fileformat' : 'WizFormat',
-  \   'fileencoding': 'WizEncoding',
-  \   'mode': 'WizMode',
-  \ },
-  \ 'component_expand': {
-  \   'syntastic': 'SyntasticStatuslineFlag',
-  \ },
-  \ 'component_type': {
-  \   'syntastic': 'error',
-  \ },
-  \ 'separator': { 'left': '▓▒░', 'right': '░▒▓' },
-  \ 'subseparator': { 'left': '▒', 'right': '░' }
-  \ }
-
-function! WizMod()
-  return &ft =~ 'help\|vimfiler' ? '' : &modified ? '»' : &modifiable ? '' : ''
-endfunction
-
-function! WizRO()
-  return &ft !~? 'help\|vimfiler' && &readonly ? 'x' : ''
-endfunction
-
-function! WizGit()
-  if &ft !~? 'help\|vimfiler' && exists("*fugitive#head")
-    return fugitive#head()
-  endif
-  return ''
-endfunction
-
-function! WizName()
-  return ('' != WizMod() ? WizMod() . ' ' : '') .
-        \ ('' != expand('%:t') ? expand('%:t') : '[none]') 
-endfunction
-
-function! WizType()
-  return winwidth(0) > 70 ? (strlen(&filetype) ? &filetype : '') : ''
-endfunction
-
-function! WizFormat()
-  return ''
-endfunction
-
-function! WizEncoding()
-  return winwidth(0) > 70 ? (strlen(&fenc) ? &enc : &enc) : ''
-endfunction
-
-augroup AutoSyntastic
-  autocmd!
-  autocmd BufWritePost *.c,*.cpp call s:syntastic()
-augroup END
-function! s:syntastic()
-  SyntasticCheck
-  call lightline#update()
-endfunction
+" git clone https://github.com/gmarik/Vundle.vim.git ~/dotfiles/vim/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim && vim +BundleInstall +qall && PYTHON=/usr/bin/python2 ~/dotfiles/vim/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/install.sh --clang-completer && pacman -S the_silver_searcher
+if 1 " boolean for plugin loading
+  set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
+  call vundle#begin()
+  Plugin 'gmarik/Vundle.vim'
+  Plugin 'Valloric/YouCompleteMe'
+  Plugin 'scrooloose/syntastic'
+  Plugin 'airblade/vim-gitgutter'
+  Plugin 'isa/vim-matchit'
+  Plugin 'shawncplus/phpcomplete.vim'
+  Plugin 'mustache/vim-mustache-handlebars'
+  Plugin 'rking/ag.vim'
+  Plugin 'itchyny/lightline.vim'
+  Plugin 'tpope/vim-fugitive'
+  call vundle#end()
+  filetype plugin indent on
+
+  " syntatic http://git.io/syntastic.vim
+  " linters: (from aur) nodejs-jshint, nodejs-jsonlint, csslint, checkbashisms
+  let g:syntastic_always_populate_loc_list = 1
+  let g:syntastic_auto_loc_list = 1
+  let g:syntastic_check_on_open = 1
+  let g:syntastic_check_on_wq = 0
+  highlight SyntasticErrorSign ctermfg=red ctermbg=237
+  highlight SyntasticWarningSign ctermfg=yellow ctermbg=237
+  highlight SyntasticStyleErrorSign ctermfg=red ctermbg=237
+  highlight SyntasticStyleWarningSign ctermfg=yellow ctermbg=237
+
+  " git-gutter http://git.io/vimgitgutter
+  let g:gitgutter_realtime = 1
+  let g:gitgutter_eager = 1
+  let g:gitgutter_diff_args = '-w'
+  let g:gitgutter_sign_added = '+'
+  let g:gitgutter_sign_modified = '~'
+  let g:gitgutter_sign_removed = '-'
+  let g:gitgutter_sign_removed_first_line = '^'
+  let g:gitgutter_sign_modified_removed = ':'
+  let g:gitgutter_max_signs = 1500
+  highlight clear SignColumn
+  highlight GitGutterAdd ctermfg=green ctermbg=237
+  highlight GitGutterChange ctermfg=yellow ctermbg=237
+  highlight GitGutterDelete ctermfg=red ctermbg=237
+  highlight GitGutterChangeDelete ctermfg=red ctermbg=237
+
+  " vim mustache http://git.io/vim-stash
+  let g:mustache_abbreviations = 1
+
+  " ag, the silver searcher http://git.io/AEu3dQ + http://git.io/d9N0MA
+  let g:agprg="ag -i --vimgrep"
+  let g:ag_highlight=1
+  " map \ to the ag command for quick searching
+  nnoremap \ :Ag<SPACE>
+
+  " ┏━┓╺┳╸┏━┓╺┳╸╻ ╻┏━┓╻  ╻┏┓╻┏━╸
+  " ┗━┓ ┃ ┣━┫ ┃ ┃ ┃┗━┓┃  ┃┃┗┫┣╸ 
+  " ┗━┛ ╹ ╹ ╹ ╹ ┗━┛┗━┛┗━╸╹╹ ╹┗━╸
+  " lightline http://git.io/lightline
+  " █▓▒░ wizard status line
+  set laststatus=2
+  let g:lightline = {
+    \ 'colorscheme': 'sourcerer',
+    \ 'active': {
+    \   'left': [ [ 'filename' ],
+    \             [ 'readonly', 'fugitive' ] ],
+    \   'right': [ [ 'percent', 'lineinfo' ],
+    \              [ 'fileencoding', 'filetype' ],
+    \              [ 'fileformat', 'syntastic' ] ]
+    \ },
+    \ 'component_function': {
+    \   'modified': 'WizMod',
+    \   'readonly': 'WizRO',
+    \   'fugitive': 'WizGit',
+    \   'filename': 'WizName',
+    \   'filetype': 'WizType',
+    \   'fileformat' : 'WizFormat',
+    \   'fileencoding': 'WizEncoding',
+    \   'mode': 'WizMode',
+    \ },
+    \ 'component_expand': {
+    \   'syntastic': 'SyntasticStatuslineFlag',
+    \ },
+    \ 'component_type': {
+    \   'syntastic': 'error',
+    \ },
+    \ 'separator': { 'left': '▓▒░', 'right': '░▒▓' },
+    \ 'subseparator': { 'left': '▒', 'right': '░' }
+    \ }
+
+  function! WizMod()
+    return &ft =~ 'help\|vimfiler' ? '' : &modified ? '»' : &modifiable ? '' : ''
+  endfunction
+
+  function! WizRO()
+    return &ft !~? 'help\|vimfiler' && &readonly ? 'x' : ''
+  endfunction
+
+  function! WizGit()
+    if &ft !~? 'help\|vimfiler' && exists("*fugitive#head")
+      return fugitive#head()
+    endif
+    return ''
+  endfunction
+
+  function! WizName()
+    return ('' != WizMod() ? WizMod() . ' ' : '') .
+          \ ('' != expand('%:t') ? expand('%:t') : '[none]') 
+  endfunction
+
+  function! WizType()
+    return winwidth(0) > 70 ? (strlen(&filetype) ? &filetype : '') : ''
+  endfunction
+
+  function! WizFormat()
+    return ''
+  endfunction
+
+  function! WizEncoding()
+    return winwidth(0) > 70 ? (strlen(&fenc) ? &enc : &enc) : ''
+  endfunction
+
+  augroup AutoSyntastic
+    autocmd!
+    autocmd BufWritePost *.c,*.cpp call s:syntastic()
+  augroup END
+  function! s:syntastic()
+    SyntasticCheck
+    call lightline#update()
+  endfunction
+endif
diff --git a/zsh/.zsh/aliases.zsh b/zsh/.zsh/aliases.zsh
index ae43051..cc852d5 100755
--- a/zsh/.zsh/aliases.zsh
+++ b/zsh/.zsh/aliases.zsh
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ alias gm="git merge"
 alias gr="git rebase"
 alias gp="git push"
 alias gpr="hub pull-request"
+alias ag="ag --color --color-line-number '0;35' --color-match '46;30' --color-path '4;36'"
 alias tree='tree -CAFa -I "CVS|*.*.package|.svn|.git|.hg|node_modules|bower_components" --dirsfirst'
 alias rock="ncmpcpp"
 alias mixer="alsamixer"