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rg --files is rewritten to rtk grep --files

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#2,060 opened on May 23, 2026

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Description

And it fails

$ rtk grep --files
/usr/bin/grep: option '--files' is ambiguous; possibilities: '--files-with-matches' '--files-without-match'
Usage: grep [OPTION]... PATTERNS [FILE]...
Try 'grep --help' for more information.

We should either rewrite it to rtk find like I tried to do in #1903 or implement full-fledged rtk grep --files.

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Research direction
Investigate how `rg` commands are rewritten in rtk's codebase (likely in a mapping module). The issue is that `rg files` is mapped to `rtk grep files`, which fails because grep's files option is ambiguous. Look at previous PR #1903 that attempted to fix this by rewriting to `rtk find`. Determine if that approach works or if a full `rtk grep files` implementation is needed.
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