Find files with telescope uses fd and it is not as flexible as ripgrep.

Live Grep is more powerful; however, it cannot be used to find files in a directory, as it only searches for text within files. Using the rg --files option doesn’t resolve this limitation either.

For cases such as finding files that start with a specific pattern or are contained within a directory, we can use the -g option. Therefore, ripgrep proves to be a powerful tool.

  • In Live Grep window, "" -g "**/*<dir-name>*/**" -g "**/*<dir-name>**" -m1 will search for files that contains <dir-name>.

The -m1 option will match only the first occurrence in a file and ignore subsequent matches within the same file. This prevents duplicates, and when combined with multiple -g options, the search becomes more flexible. It’s important to note that the order of -g patterns matters; you should begin with patterns that match broadly and then progressively narrow down to more precise patterns.