Oh My ZSH Recursive Case-insensitive Grep with common File / Folder Exclusions and Line Numbers - Bash Function and alias shortcut for zshrc file

grep-function-shortcut.sh

# add any other filename endings you wish to exclude
function mygrep {
  grep -inrF "$1" --exclude-dir={node_modules,vendor,.git,.svn} --exclude=\*.{min.js,min.css,map,swp,swn,swo} . --color;
}

# fire the above function in your terminal by doing the below
# in the directory you wish to recursively grep through
mygrep function_name_to_grep

# or wrap your search term in quotes
mygrep 'string to search for'