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rg rewrite edge case

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#1,367 opened on Apr 17, 2026

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Description

llm attempted usage:

rg -n -U "document:\\s*\\{\\s*create:\" api/src scripts" ^ this works normally

after rewrite: rtk grep -n -U "document:\\s*\\{\\s*create:\" api/src scripts"%

usage output: /usr/bin/grep: Unmatched \{

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Investigate how rtk translates rg commands and ensure proper escaping of curly braces in the regex pattern.
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rust
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