deadgrep

I use Emacs and ripgrep with the deadgrep plugin[0]. Emacs does have the `rgrep` command but the plugin presents a nicer interface. With no Emacs, I use `ripgrep` (sometimes with fd for the file candidates) and `less`. I only bother with LSP for projects I'm currently working on. Even then, I sometimes use `project-find-regexp` for whole codebase search. In Vim, I had the fzf plugin[1] with the command `:RG` bound to <leader>fg. [0] https://github.com/Wilfred/deadgrep [1]: https://github.com/junegunn/fzf.vim

Deadgrep (uses ripgrep and evil-collection has a binding) takes me to my happy place - https://github.com/Wilfred/deadgrep

He wrote https://github.com/Wilfred/deadgrep too. It's awesome and I don't know how I lived without it for so long.

I have been just using a single function `org-roam-find-file` to insert or read an existing note. I'm pretty sure there are various other functionalities, but this seems to be enough for me as of now. If I have to search something with it, I just fall back to deadgrep's [0] interface. So, I don't think you need to read the entire manual to be productive! Infact, I would say that starting small and slowing forming the habit is a good way to use this effectively. [0] https://github.com/Wilfred/deadgrep