diff --git a/TODO.org b/TODO.org
index 2621b390e..b0d23ba40 100644
--- a/TODO.org
+++ b/TODO.org
@@ -95,10 +95,11 @@
 + [ ] Fix invisible buffer-info in modeline for terminal Emacs
 + [ ] tools/upload: add ~+upload/open-remote-file~ command to open current file on the remote (with TRAMP)
 
-** 2.0.2 [57/60]
+** 2.0.2 [58/61]
 + [ ] Update screenshots
 + [ ] send-to-REPL workflow: does it still work? (see ~:repl~ & ~+eval/repl-send-region~)
 + [ ] Fix ~0/0~ displaying in modeline (caused by leftover anzu state)
++ [X] completion/ivy: fix ~+ivy:find-file~ -- loss of functionality with coerced literal searches (better to escape regex rather than pass -F to rg)
 + [X] completion/ivy: refactor ~def-counsel-action!~ +into a setting (~def-setting!~)+
   Refactored into ~ivy-do-action!~ macro instead
 + [X] completion/ivy: refactor ag-open-in-other-window (messy/hackish)
diff --git a/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/evil.el b/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/evil.el
index b2d837c11..7fc0d3a0c 100644
--- a/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/evil.el
+++ b/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/evil.el
@@ -3,37 +3,40 @@
 (defvar +ivy--file-last-search nil)
 
 ;;;###autoload (autoload '+ivy:file-search "completion/ivy/autoload/evil" nil t)
-(evil-define-operator +ivy:file-search (beg end search regex-p &optional dir)
-  "Preform a `counsel-rg' search with SEARCH. If SEARCH is nil and in visual
-mode, use the selection, otherwise activate live ag searching in helm.
+(evil-define-operator +ivy:file-search (beg end query all-files-p &optional dir)
+  "Preform a `counsel-rg' search with QUERY. If QUERY is nil and in visual mode,
+use the selection, otherwise activate live rg searching in ivy.
 
-If REGEX-P is non-nil, SEARCH will be treated as a regular expression.
-DIR specifies the default-directory from which ag is run.
+If ALL-FILES-P is non-nil, don't respect .gitignore files and search everything.
 
-If there is no selection and SEARCH is empty, then relaunch the previous search
+If there is no selection and QUERY is empty, then relaunch the previous search
 session."
   :type inclusive :repeat nil
   (interactive "<r><a><!>")
-  (let ((search (or search
+  (let ((query (or query
                     (and (evil-visual-state-p)
-                         (and beg end (buffer-substring-no-properties beg end)))
-                    +ivy--file-last-search)))
-    (setq +ivy--file-last-search search)
-    (counsel-rg search
+                         (and beg end
+                              (rxt-quote-pcre (buffer-substring-no-properties beg end))))
+                    +ivy--file-last-search))
+        ;; smart-case instead of case-insensitive flag
+        (counsel-rg-base-command
+         (replace-regexp-in-string " -i " " -S " counsel-rg-base-command)))
+    (setq +ivy--file-last-search query)
+    (counsel-rg query
                 (or dir (doom-project-root))
-                (unless regex-p " -F")
-                (format "File search (%s)" (if regex-p "regex" "literal")))))
+                (when all-files-p " -u")
+                (format "File search%s" (if all-files-p " (all)" "")))))
 
 ;;;###autoload (autoload '+ivy:file-search-cwd "completion/ivy/autoload/evil" nil t)
-(evil-define-operator +ivy:file-search-cwd (beg end search regex-p)
+(evil-define-operator +ivy:file-search-cwd (beg end search all-files-p)
   "Perform a `counsel-rg' search for SEARCH (or the current selection) in
 `default-directory'."
   :type inclusive :repeat nil
   (interactive "<r><a><!>")
-  (+ivy:file-search beg end search regex-p default-directory))
+  (+ivy:file-search beg end search all-files-p default-directory))
 
 ;;;###autoload (autoload '+ivy:swiper "completion/ivy/autoload/evil" nil t)
 (evil-define-command +ivy:swiper (&optional search)
   "Invoke `swiper' with SEARCH, otherwise with the symbol at point."
   (interactive "<a>")
-  (swiper (or search (thing-at-point 'symbol))))
+  (swiper search))