How to ignore node_modules directory from gulp:watch?

Question

I have a gulp script that watches for code changes in all javascript files. It looks like this:

gulp.watch(['./**/*.jsx', './**/*.js'], ['build:react']);

So, it watches for all .js and .jsx files from root directory, but I want to ignore node_modules directory. How can I do that ?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21605592/best-way-to-filter-files-in-gulp-watch — Mike Doe, Jun 14 '16 at 19:13

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 14 '16 at 20:16

You ca use gulp unwatch This removes the folder specified from your pipe. However, it's generally a good idea to have a source folder that gulp watches instead of the project root folder (then the .git directory and all sorts will be caught up in your task.

How to ignore node_modules directory from gulp:watch?

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