The point is to search hidden files that are tracked by git. An example is CI scripts which are stored in places like .woodpecker, .forgejo, .gitlab-ci-yml.

▲ burntsushi 13 hours ago | parent [-]

One thing you might consider to make this more streamlined for you is this:

    $ printf '!.woodpecker\n!.forgejo\n!.gitlab-ci-yml\n' > .rgignore

Or whatever you need to whitelist specific hidden directories/files.

For example, ripgrep has `!/.github/` in its `.ignore` file at the root of the repository[1].

By adding the `!`, these files get whitelisted even though they are hidden. Then `rg` with no extra arguments will search them automatically while still ignoring other hidden files/directories.

[1]: https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/blob/38d630261aded3a8e...

	▲	oever 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That's a great suggestion for .rgignore and ~/.rgignore.