Fzf: can't find dot files?

[NgaNguyenDuy]

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I can't find any dot files as .vimrc, .bashrc. Is it supported?

[junegunn]

The default commands fzf uses do not include hidden files. If you want hidden files in the list, you have to define your own $FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND or $FZF_CTRL_T_COMMAND depending on the context.

For example:

export FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND='ag --hidden --ignore .git -g ""'

[nimamo]

When I try export FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND='ag --hidden --ignore .git -g ""' fzf stops working in bash shell and lists no files at all (not only dot files, but nothing at all) but it works as expected in vim. I modified the default command and tried export FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND="find . -path '*/\.*' -type d -prune -o -type f -print -o -type l -print 2> /dev/null | sed s/^..//" and fzf worked as expected both in bash and in vim. I guess this is related to how ag generates its output?

[junegunn]

@nimamo Have you checked the command itself (ag --hidden --ignore .git -g "") works in bash?

[nimamo]

@junegunn Yes and it works as expected.

[junegunn]

@nimamo How about ag --hidden --ignore .git -g "" | cat? If it fails, upgrade ag.

[nimamo]

@junegunn This command works. I tried the same procedure ( export FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND='ag --hidden --ignore .git -g ""' ) on a different Linux installation and it just worked fine. This doesn't seem to be a bug in fzf, yet seeing different results from fzf in bash and :FZF in Vim is worth noticing.

[junegunn]

@nimamo Please make sure you have the latest version of ag installed. Probably related: #573

[rikhuijzer]

The command to use rg (ripgrep) instead of ag (the_silver_searcher):

export FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND='rg --hidden --no-ignore -l ""'

[asolopovas]

I get the following [Command failed: ag --hidden --ignore .git -g ""] even though I do have ag installed

[junegunn]

See if $SHELL -c 'ag --hidden --ignore .git -g ""' works on you shell because that's what fzf does.

[Espylapiza]

A faster command for ripgrep is

export FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND='rg --hidden --no-ignore --files'

which does not search the content of files.