diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 915183c..bbcd646 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@ Word under cursor will be searched if no argument is passed to `Rg`
 ## configuration
 
 
-| Setting          | Default                   | Details
-| -----------------|---------------------------|----------
-| g:rg_binary      | rg                        | path to rg
-| g:rg_format      | %f:%l:%c:%m               | value of grepformat 
-| g:rg_command     | g:rg_binary --vimgrep     | search command
-| g:rg_highlight   | false                     | true if you want matches highlighted
-| g:rg_derive_root | false                     | true if you want to find project root from cwd
-| g:rg_root_types  | ['.git']                  | list of files/dir found in project root
+| Setting              | Default                   | Details
+| ---------------------|---------------------------|----------
+| g:rg_binary          | rg                        | path to rg
+| g:rg_format          | %f:%l:%c:%m               | value of grepformat 
+| g:rg_command         | g:rg_binary --vimgrep     | search command
+| g:rg_highlight       | false                     | true if you want matches highlighted
+| g:rg_derive_root     | false                     | true if you want to find project root from cwd
+| g:rg_root_types      | ['.git']                  | list of files/dir found in project root
+| g:rg_window_location | botright                  | quickfix window location
     
 ## misc
 
diff --git a/plugin/vim-ripgrep.vim b/plugin/vim-ripgrep.vim
index 7e12922..7188001 100644
--- a/plugin/vim-ripgrep.vim
+++ b/plugin/vim-ripgrep.vim
@@ -20,10 +20,31 @@ if !exists('g:rg_root_types')
   let g:rg_root_types = ['.git']
 endif
 
+if !exists('g:rg_window_location')
+  let g:rg_window_location = 'botright'
+endif
+
+fun! g:RgVisual() range
+  call s:RgGrepContext(function('s:RgSearch'), '"' . s:RgGetVisualSelection() . '"')
+endfun
+
 fun! s:Rg(txt)
   call s:RgGrepContext(function('s:RgSearch'), s:RgSearchTerm(a:txt))
 endfun
 
+fun! s:RgGetVisualSelection()
+    " Why is this not a built-in Vim script function?!
+    let [line_start, column_start] = getpos("'<")[1:2]
+    let [line_end, column_end] = getpos("'>")[1:2]
+    let lines = getline(line_start, line_end)
+    if len(lines) == 0
+        return ''
+    endif
+    let lines[-1] = lines[-1][: column_end - (&selection == 'inclusive' ? 1 : 2)]
+    let lines[0] = lines[0][column_start - 1:]
+    return join(lines, "\n")
+endfun
+
 fun! s:RgSearchTerm(txt)
   if empty(a:txt)
     return expand("<cword>")
@@ -33,9 +54,16 @@ fun! s:RgSearchTerm(txt)
 endfun
 
 fun! s:RgSearch(txt)
-  silent! exe 'grep! ' . a:txt
+  let l:rgopts = ' '
+  if &ignorecase == 1
+    let l:rgopts = l:rgopts . '-i '
+  endif
+  if &smartcase == 1
+    let l:rgopts = l:rgopts . '-S '
+  endif
+  silent! exe 'grep! ' . l:rgopts . a:txt
   if len(getqflist())
-    copen
+    exe g:rg_window_location 'copen'
     redraw!
     if exists('g:rg_highlight')
       call s:RgHighlight(a:txt)
@@ -54,8 +82,12 @@ fun! s:RgGrepContext(search, txt)
   let &grepformat = g:rg_format
   let l:te = &t_te
   let l:ti = &t_ti
+  let l:shellpipe_bak=&shellpipe
   set t_te=
   set t_ti=
+  if !has("win32")
+    let &shellpipe="&>"
+  endif
 
   if exists('g:rg_derive_root')
     call s:RgPathContext(a:search, a:txt)
@@ -63,6 +95,7 @@ fun! s:RgGrepContext(search, txt)
     call a:search(a:txt)
   endif
 
+  let &shellpipe=l:shellpipe_bak
   let &t_te=l:te
   let &t_ti=l:ti
   let &grepprg = l:grepprgb
@@ -113,4 +146,4 @@ fun! s:RgShowRoot()
 endfun
 
 command! -nargs=* -complete=file Rg :call s:Rg(<q-args>)
-command! -complete=file RgRoot :call s:RgShowRoot()
+command! RgRoot :call s:RgShowRoot()