Atom exclude node_modules folder from search
Steps
- Launch atom
- From the menu: edit > preferences (atom > prefernces on Mac)
- From the side menu, click the button "Open Config Folder"
Now a new atom IDE should open.
- Open the file "config.cson"
- Add
ignoredNames: ["node_modules"]undercore
Example of a config.cson
"*": core: ignoredNames: [ ".git" "node_modules" ] editor: {} minimap: plugins: "highlight-selected": true "highlight-selectedDecorationsZIndex": 0 welcome: showOnStartup: falseHope this helps
In the "File/directory pattern" field of the search use an exclamation mark followed by the name of the directory you want to ignore:
If your .gitignore file sits higher in the directory than where you are performing a Search in Directory your node_modules will not be excluded from Atom's search.
For that reason I recommend adding node_modules to the Ignored Names list in the Core Settings.
