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Folder Exclude

Folder Exclude

liberat0r

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40 installs
| (0) | Free
Temporarily exclude folders from search with visual feedback
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Folder Exclude

A Visual Studio Code extension that allows you to temporarily exclude folders from search results with visual feedback.

Features

  • Right-click any folder to exclude it from search results
  • Excluded folders are grayed out for clear visual feedback
  • Folders remain visible in the explorer but their contents won't appear in search results
  • Right-click excluded folders to include them again
  • Settings persist across VS Code sessions

Usage

  1. Right-click any folder in the Explorer
  2. Select "Exclude Folder" to exclude it from search results
    • The folder will be grayed out
    • Its contents won't appear in search results or Quick Open
  3. To include the folder again:
    • Right-click the excluded folder
    • Select "Include Folder"

Extension Settings

This extension contributes to the following VS Code settings:

  • search.exclude: Manages the patterns for excluding files and folders from search results

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please visit our GitHub repository to contribute.

Known Issues

None at this time.

Release Notes

0.0.6

Initial release:

  • Basic exclude/include functionality
  • Visual feedback for excluded folders
  • Context menu integration
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