How To Set Vscode For "Find In Files" To Restrict Files In Current Repo

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Introduction

To restrict 'Find in Files' to the current repository in VSCode, you need to configure the search settings.
Navigate to the .vscode directory at the root of your project.
Create or edit the settings.json file within this directory.
Add the following configuration to the settings.json file: "search.exclude": { "**/node_modules": true, "**/dist": true }.
This configuration will exclude the node_modules and dist directories from the search results.
You can customize the paths and patterns according to your project's structure.
Additionally, you can use the files.exclude setting to hide files and folders from the file explorer and search results.

The search.exclude setting allows you to exclude specific files and directories from search results.
Add the search.exclude configuration to your settings.json file.
Example: "search.exclude": { "**/node_modules": true, "**/dist": true }.
This will exclude the node_modules and dist directories from search results.
You can add multiple patterns to exclude various files and directories.

To exclude files from search, use the search.exclude setting in settings.json.
Specify the files and directories you want to exclude using glob patterns.
Example: "**/test/**": true will exclude all files in the test directory.
This helps in reducing noise in search results and focusing on relevant files.
You can update this setting as your project evolves.

The files.exclude setting hides files and directories from the file explorer and search results.
Add the files.exclude configuration to your settings.json file.
Example: "files.exclude": { "**/node_modules": true, "**/dist": true }.
This will hide the node_modules and dist directories from the file explorer.
You can use this setting to declutter your workspace and focus on important files.