In VSCode (Visual Studio Code), the search function is a powerful tool that can help you quickly find specific text, code, or other content in your project. The search interface "files to include" and "files to exclude" provide a way to customize the scope of your search.
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files to include:
- This option allows you to specify one or more specific files or folders to limit the search scope.
- For example, if you only want
srcto search in all files in a folder, you can type in "files to include"src/**. - You can also specify multiple files or folders by separating multiple patterns with commas.
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files to exclude:
- This option allows you to specify one or more files or folders to exclude from the search.
- For example, if you don't want
testto search in any folder named , you can type in "files to exclude"**/test/**. - VSCode also allows you
.gitignoreto automatically exclude certain files and folders using patterns in files. When you see ".gitignore" with a checkbox next to it, it means you can choose whether to use these patterns as exclusion criteria.
Together, these two features make targeted searches in large projects very easy and fast. You can pinpoint the files you want to search while ignoring files that are irrelevant or don't want to be searched.