IntelliJ: limit Find in Path scope to files tracked in VCS

Question

I would like to search my whole project directory in IntelliJ but limit the scope to files tracked in VCS.

i.e. the same results I would get by performing git grep

I see there is a custom scope under Find In Path -> Scope -> VCS Scopes -> Default however this appears to exclude some files which are tracked in VCS. Is there another option or custom scope setting which can provide this?

Answer 1

As I cannot currently do exactly what I want (Only search files tracked in VCS) I found a workaround by manually marking the folders I want to exclude.

i.e.

• Right click on transpiled target folder and 'Mark Directory as -> Generated Sources Root'

• Now when you 'Find in Path' the unwanted matches will be hidden under 'Usages in generated code'