failed to search for multi strings like in normal fzf

[ayoubelmhamdi]

we should be easy to search for many strings like foo 'bar !baz

the grep and live_grep is unsable at all.

grep need more step because we should be use input() and live_grep is not showing anything when pass one arg, because the space makes everything crazy.

Test

:lua require('fzf-lua').grep({ query = 'foo'}) -- input() execute, but why
:lua require('fzf-lua').live_grep({ query = 'foo '}) -- space make searching failed to retrieve anything. but way

Fix grep is to easy

diff --git a/lua/fzf-lua/providers/grep.lua b/lua/fzf-lua/providers/grep.lua
index b85536e..2a84672 100644
--- a/lua/fzf-lua/providers/grep.lua
+++ b/lua/fzf-lua/providers/grep.lua
@@ -170,14 +170,14 @@ M.grep = function(opts)
       opts.search = ""
     else
       -- if user did not provide a search term prompt for one
-      local search = utils.input(opts.input_prompt)
+      -- local search = utils.input(opts.input_prompt)
       -- empty string is not falsy in lua, abort if the user cancels the input
       if search then
         opts.search = search
         -- save the search query for `resume=true`
         opts.__call_opts.search = search
       else
-        return
+        -- return
       end
     end
   end

[ibhagwan]

You’re not understanding how grep works and the difference with live grep, both perform an underlying regex search, when you’re using grep fzf-lua asks for your regex, if you wish to not supply one you’re feeding all lines of the project for fuzzy matching.

To skip the input prompt, use grep_project or supply an empty regex to search:

:lua FzfLua.grep({ query = 'foo', search = '' })

As for live grep, you’re inputting a space into the regex so it searches for foo+space, that’s how regex works, you just need to use the right tool for what you’re trying to do.

[ayoubelmhamdi]

doesn't looks like intuitive for me, the native fzf not use regex by default and the while i read the help of fzf-lua-search, it's not mentioned the regex, mybe is noted in some places in the help.

i also have this problem in t telescope.nvim andi move to use fzf-lua because i think it's act like the native fzf cli.

thanks for the fast reply, i try to use it like you mentioned and i will try to use regex, because regex is cool and determinate, but for me, i hat TUI in neovim, i just use it with a specific usecase like a startup.

vf() {nvim -c ":lua require('fzf-
 lua').grep({ query = '$@ '})" ;}

vf foo !bar