Possible to ignore/exclude file/folder from .editorconfig?

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Is it possible to ignore/exclude file/folder from .editorconfig?

Reason: I have a /vendor folder with third party files. I don't want the folder to inherit any of my .editorconfig configs.

I found the EditorConfig-Properties page and seems like there's no property to exclude folders. Maybe there's a hack to make it possible?

current config

root = true

[*]
end_of_line = lf
insert_final_newline = true
trim_trailing_whitespace = true
indent_style = tab

I'm thinking maybe I could just tighten up the rules. Instead of a catch-all `[*]` I could specify with folders to include instead of trying to exclude folders. Is there a way to do a only-in-root rule? — iDev247, May 18 '15 at 18:35

score 54 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 06 '20 at 10:41

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Another solution to ignore /vendor folder:

match the path you want to ignore
set unset to property you want to ignore

For example, if you have:

/index.html
/vendor
/.editorconfig

You can match all files in the vendor directory in your .editorconfig and ignore all properties (set to IDE's default):

# top-most EditorConfig file
root = true

# Ignore paths
[/vendor/**]
charset = unset
end_of_line = unset
insert_final_newline = unset
trim_trailing_whitespace = unset
indent_style = unset
indent_size = unset

edited Jun 06 '20 at 10:41

Mike

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answered Oct 31 '16 at 19:02

Danail

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I think this is a much better solution as it keeps all the editorconfig in one place. – Rob Young Dec 16 '16 at 09:00
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The "official" way is to set them to `unset`. The editorconfig plugin for VS Code also suggests it as part of its Intellisense. Any invalid value will work though. – Mario Tacke Oct 08 '18 at 22:12
for my .jinjalintconfig.py file, if i use unset, ignore, or ignore, I get NameError: name '' is not defined – Akin Hwan Mar 06 '20 at 21:14
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This answer should be updated to use the now documented value of `unset`. Otherwise this answer is 100% on point. – David Baucum Jun 02 '20 at 15:27

score 16 · Answer 2 · answered May 29 '15 at 22:23

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You can create an .editorconfig file in vender/ with a simple root = true line.

answered May 29 '15 at 22:23

xuhdev

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Does not work for me. The .editorconfig get modified with the config of the parent folder one. – avandecreme Jun 11 '15 at 14:14
@avandecreme You should only have one line in the `.editorconfig` file. `root = true` is not in any sections. – xuhdev Jun 11 '15 at 20:30
Yes that is what I had but sections got automatically added somehow. Maybe a bug with the netbeans plugin. – avandecreme Jun 11 '15 at 21:09
@avandecreme Can you report it as a bug to the Netbeans plugin? – xuhdev Jun 11 '15 at 21:12
Sure, I will look into it. – avandecreme Jun 11 '15 at 21:16
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@xuhdev but the vendor or node_modules directories is not versioned, so the .editorconfig into these directories is not a option. Exists other way? – Maykonn Jan 02 '18 at 19:57
@Maykonn Can you create the directory, add `.editorconfig` and version this file? – xuhdev Jan 03 '18 at 02:17
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@xuhdev I just tried doing that and the answer is yes, but not without problems. Every time I run `yarn` it deletes my `node_modules/.editorconfig` file, even though it's checked into Git. – Oliver Joseph Ash Aug 05 '20 at 10:33

score 12 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 01 '21 at 08:38

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In IntelliJ there is a WONDERFUL feature that arrived just a month ago:

ij_formatter_enabled = true/false

Just match a pattern or a file type in your .editorconfig and matched resources are ignored:

[{**/*.sql,**/*.properties,**/File.kt}]
ij_formatter_enabled = false

Thank you JetBrains!

answered Dec 01 '21 at 08:38

fast-reflexes

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Can I also match whole folders with this? – Gandora Oct 03 '22 at 11:08
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I would think so, with `templates/*` for example... but it's easy to check and find out so give it a go :) – fast-reflexes Oct 03 '22 at 12:23

score 6 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 09 '22 at 18:52

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Best way I've found is to add this to an otherwise blank .editorconfig in the folder you want to ignore:

[*]
generated_code = true

answered Mar 09 '22 at 18:52

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kcanders · Answer 5 · 2022-08-15T17:56:09.110

Combining others' answers in this thread to create the following solution to simply turn off the .editorconfig wholesale for the files within a folder, while still keeping it in the base .editorconfig file. Note: this is new as of VS 2019 16.5, according to Microsoft docs (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/code-quality/use-roslyn-analyzers?view=vs-2022).

# top-most EditorConfig file
root = true

# Ignore paths
[*/Migrations/*]
generated_code = true

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