Git Exclude Explorer

Browse and manage .git/info/exclude and your global gitignore in a dedicated tree view, with add/remove from the Explorer context menu.

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Features

🌳 Tree view — for each repository, shows its Local exclude (.git/info/exclude), .gitignore, and the Global gitignore side by side in one sidebar.
➕ Add from Explorer — right-click any file or folder → Add to Git Ignore → choose Local Exclude, .gitignore, or Global.
🗑️ Remove inline — click the trash icon on a pattern to remove it from its source file.
🔗 Jump to definition — click a pattern to open its file at the matching line.
🔀 Sort toggle — switch between file-definition order and alphabetical order from the view's toolbar.
🔄 Auto-refresh — the tree updates automatically whenever the underlying exclude/gitignore files change on disk.
🌿 Worktree & submodule aware — each worktree resolves its own .gitignore while sharing the repository's .git/info/exclude.

Install it from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace.

Open the Git Exclude icon in the Activity Bar to reveal the Exclude Patterns view.
Expand a repository's Local, .gitignore, or Global group to see its patterns.
Click a pattern to jump to its line in the source file.
To add a new pattern, right-click a file or folder in the Explorer → Add to Git Ignore → pick the target (Local Exclude / .gitignore / Global).
To remove a pattern, right-click it in the tree and choose Remove from Git Exclude (or use the inline trash icon).
Use the toolbar's sort icon to toggle between definition order and alphabetical order.