Atom "find in project" doesn't return results in Buildroot's output/build directory

Question

Atom's "find in project" fails to return results in Buildroot's output/build directory and subdirectories. Is there anything I can do or change in atom's setup to make it work ?

Steps to Reproduce

git clone git://git.busybox.net/buildroot; cd buildroot
make qemu_aarch64_virt_defconfig
make host-pkgconf
cd output/build; atom .
ctl-shift-f
Search for something common like char
Nothing is returned
grep -r char returns plenty

The same problem persists when using atom in the output/build/* directories individually.

Expected behavior

To be able to "find in project" in the subdirectories of buildroot's output/build directory.

Actual behavior

No results are returned despite grep -r in the same directory finding plenty.

This problem is also posed on the atom github page

Answer 1

By default, "Find in project" ignores files that are ignored by your Version Control System. This settin can be disabled in the Core Settings.

Since this is not ideal for most workflows, you might want to look at third-party packages that such as atom-ignore or similar packages.