Toggle Gitignored Files in Explorer

Show or hide gitignored files in the VS Code Explorer with one click.

VS Code 1.68 added the explorer.excludeGitIgnore setting, which hides files matched by .gitignore from the Explorer. It works well, but turning it on and off means digging through Settings. This extension adds a status bar toggle and Explorer context menu entries for it.

Features

• Status bar toggle: a .gitIgnore item with an eye icon shows whether gitignored files are visible (eye) or hidden (eye-closed). Click it to switch.
• Explorer context menu: right-click in the Explorer to pick Show Gitignored Files or Hide Gitignored Files.
• Command Palette: run either command by name.
• Stays in sync: if you change explorer.excludeGitIgnore by hand, the status bar and menus update to match.
• Only appears where it applies: the toggle is shown only when the workspace has a .gitignore file, and it reacts when one is added or deleted.

Usage

Note: The setting is written at workspace scope, so toggling updates .vscode/settings.json. If that file is under version control, you may want to commit the setting, or keep .vscode/settings.json out of the repo.

Keyboard shortcuts

No default keybinding is included (the original one clashed with Toggle Developer Tools on Windows/Linux). To add your own, open Preferences: Open Keyboard Shortcuts (Ctrl+K Ctrl+S / Cmd+K Cmd+S), search for gitignoredFiles, and assign keys to the show and hide commands.

Requirements

VS Code 1.68 or newer.

Upgrading from "Hide Git Ignored (Revived)"

v0.2.0 renamed the extension and published it under a new ID, coilmark.toggle-gitignored-files-in-explorer. Uninstall the old extension, install this one, and rebind any custom shortcuts to the new command IDs (gitignoredFiles.show / gitignoredFiles.hide). See the CHANGELOG.

About this fork

This is a maintained fork of Hide Git Ignored by Chris Bibby, which was archived in 2022 and removed from the Marketplace. All credit for the original extension goes to Chris; this fork adds bug fixes and updated tooling.

Development

npm ci
npm run watch      # rebuild on change; press F5 to launch the Extension Development Host
npm run lint
npm run package    # build a .vsix

License & attribution

MIT. Icon derived from Codicons by Microsoft, licensed CC BY 4.0.