Find in Files

Find in Files provides a dedicated search interface for searching text and patterns across all files in your repository.

Opening Find in Files

• Ctrl+click the search button in the File Browser toolbar to open as a standalone tab
• Right-click search results in the File Browser and select Pop out search results

Searching

Type your search query in the input field. Search begins automatically after a short delay (300ms debounce), or press Enter to search immediately. A minimum of 2 characters is required.

Search Options

Three toggle buttons next to the search input control matching behavior:

Toggle	Shortcut	Effect
Aa	Alt+C	Match case — require exact letter casing
.*	Alt+R	Use regex — interpret the query as a regular expression
ab	Alt+W	Whole word — match only complete words

Include / Exclude Patterns

Two additional fields let you narrow the search scope using comma-separated glob patterns:

• Include — only search files matching these patterns (e.g., *.js, *.ts, src/**)
• Exclude — skip files matching these patterns (e.g., node_modules, dist)

Results

Results are grouped by file. Each file group shows:

• File path with an Open button
• Match rows — each showing the line number, the matching line with the match highlighted, and the file path

Navigating Results

• Click a match row to open the file at that exact line
• Click a file header to collapse or expand that file’s matches
• Use Collapse All / Expand All to toggle all file groups at once
• Clear resets the search and removes all results

Stale Results

If repository files change after a search completes, a banner appears with the message “Results may be outdated” and a Refresh button to re-run the search.

Tab Title

The tab title updates to show the current query: Find: [query].

Session Persistence

Your search query, toggle states, and filter patterns persist when switching between tabs. On session restore, if files have changed since the cached results, a Search Again button appears instead of showing stale results.