Error: Quickfix list is empty

[githorse]

When I do a Gsearch, Gsearch asks me to Search in files: *. If I put any filename extension here, I invariably get the error Error: Quickfix list is empty (even if there are definitely hits in the corresponding files). If I just leave it blank and search *, then it takes forever because it doesn't respect my .gitignore and thus searches all my log files (see this issue). I'm using Ag as the executable, like so:

" .vimrc
set grepprg=ag
let g:grep_cmd_opts = '--line-numbers --noheading'

Ag works correctly from the command line doing the same task.

[AndyWendt]

@githorse I experienced the same problem and the solution was to escape the spaces and use " around the search since, I believe, it is looking for a regex pattern.

For example:

Instead of:

• :Gsearch sessionId = 2
• :Gsearch 'sessionId = 2'

Try this:

• :Gsearch "sessionId\ =\ 2"

I hope this helps