Grep

Delta applies syntax-highlighting and other enhancements to standard grep output such as from ripgrep (aka rg), git grep, grep, etc. If you don't need special features of git grep, then for best results pipe rg --json output to delta: this avoids parsing ambiguities that are inevitable with the output of git grep and grep. To customize the colors and syntax highlighting, see the grep-* options in delta --help.

Note that git grep can display the "function context" for matches and that delta handles this output specially: see the -p and -W options of git grep.

rg --json -C 2 handle | delta

If you enable hyperlinks then grep hits will be formatted as OSC8 hyperlinks in terminal emulators that support the feature. If you're using VSCode, IntelliJ, or PyCharm, then use the dedicated URL handlers. I.e. one of the following lines:

[delta]
    hyperlinks = true
    hyperlinks-file-link-format = "vscode://file/{path}:{line}"
    # or: hyperlinks-file-link-format = "idea://open?file={path}&line={line}"
    # or: hyperlinks-file-link-format = "pycharm://open?file={path}&line={line}"

For editors that don't have special URL handlers, it is possible to use a tool like https://github.com/dandavison/open-in-editor/ to make your OS handle a click on those links by opening your editor at the correct file and line number, e.g.

[delta]
   hyperlinks = true
   hyperlinks-file-link-format = "file-line://{path}:{line}"
   # Now configure your OS to handle "file-line" URLs