How can I exclude a folder from indexing in Sublim

问题:

For a large project with many dependencies e.g. in the node_modules/ folder, I noticed frequent CPU spikes because of Sublime indexing all the files in the folder.

I know I can hide files and folders using the folder_exclude_patterns setting, but I still want the folder to be visible in the sidebar.

How can I keep e.g. node_modules/ in the sidebar, but exclude it from indexing?

回答1:

To exclude files from the index but keep them in the sidebar, use the binary_file_patterns setting in your User Settings, for example:

"binary_file_patterns": [
  "*.jpg", "*.jpeg", "*.png", "*.gif", "*.ttf", "*.tga", "*.dds",
  "*.ico", "*.eot", "*.pdf", "*.swf", "*.jar", "*.zip",
  "node_modules/**",
  "bower_components/**"
]

Make sure to copy the values from your Settings - Default preferences (here shown as "*.jpg" etc.), or you will start indexing binary files.

回答2:

You can change your personal settings, in Preferences -> Settings - User, add:

{
    "folder_exclude_patterns":
    [
        ".svn", ".git", ".hg", "CVS",
        "node_modules",
    ],
}

回答3:

Doesn't work in ST3 (Build 3126).

You can show node modules folders in sidebar and hide files inside this way :

"file_exclude_patterns":
[
    ...,
    "node_modules/**"
]

If you want to hide subfolders from each node module :

"folder_exclude_patterns":
[
    "node_modules/*/**"
]

All files inside node_modules will be removed from search, but each node_module subfolder will be still visible in sidebar.