docs: update grep descriptions for passthrough behavior#871
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…ehavior - grep: always filters output in file:line:content format (--no-ignore-vcs, truncated lines, capped) - smart_truncate: documents smart selection logic with [N more lines] end marker (no inline // ... annotations) - ARCHITECTURE.md: SYSTEM savings range restored to 50-90% - AUDIT_GUIDE.md: grep savings updated to 50-90% - All language READMEs updated to reflect filtered (not passthrough) output
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Summary
Doc-only follow-up to #791 (grep false negatives, output mangling, and truncation annotations).
Updates all relevant documentation to reflect the behavioral changes made in that PR:
rtk grepnow passes through rawfile:line:contentoutput for <=50 matches, and uses the grouped format only for >50 matches--no-ignore-vcsis used (not--no-ignore) so.ignore/.rgignoreare still respected0-90%to reflect passthrough for small result setsFiles changed
README.mdREADME_es.md/fr/ja/ko/zhARCHITECTURE.md50-90%→0-90%INSTALL.mddocs/AUDIT_GUIDE.mddocs/FEATURES.md--no-ignore→--no-ignore-vcs