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search_files fails inside hidden directory paths

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #115349. Check it covers your case.

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A bug where content search returns no results when the target path contains hidden directories (e.g. dotfolders). Multiple fix attempts address the grep --exclude-dir behavior in these cases.

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  • #115349 search_files grep fallback finds content under hidden directories (#18473, supersedes #34017 #48878)

    merged to main

    files: tests/tools/test_search_hidden_dirs.py, tools/file_operations_search.py

5 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 3 · done elsewhere 1 · stale or abandoned 1

  • #18487 fix(tools): skip --exclude-dir when search path contains hidden directories · stale or abandoned
  • #18589 fix(file-ops): allow grep content search in hidden roots (#18473) · superseded by another PR → #18487
  • #18645 fix: allow search_files to work inside hidden directory paths · done elsewhere
  • #34017 fix(tools): grep content search returns nothing under a hidden root (#18473) · superseded by another PR → #115349
  • #48878 fix: grep fallback in search_files — enable ERE and skip --exclude-dir on hidden roots · superseded by another PR → #115349, #18473, #34017
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#18473[Bug]: search_files target='content' returns 0 results when search path contains hidden directories (e.g. ~/.hermes/)
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18 Sep 2026

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