how can folders be ignored from search in vscode will gitignore work. and no i dont want to use the exclude feature.
Yes, .gitignore
does work in VS Code to exclude folders from search by default. VS Code automatically respects .gitignore
files and filters out gitignored files and folders from both file search (Ctrl+P) and content search (Ctrl+Shift+F).[^1_1][^1_2]
VS Code has a setting called search.useIgnoreFiles
that is enabled by default, which tells VS Code to respect .gitignore
and other ignore files when performing searches. When you search for files or content, anything listed in your .gitignore
will automatically be excluded from results.[^1_3][^1_1]