Eslint glob (**) is not considering all directories recursively

Question

I am using OSX, in my package.json file I have the script entry:

"lint": "eslint ./src/**/*.js"

However, when I run npm lint only the 1st level of directories are being considered for linting, eg. ./src/dir/* not ./src/dir/nested_dir/*.

I was under the impression that ** glob indicated recursive search?

Does anyone know how I can make this behave as expected?

score 75 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 30 '23 at 23:24

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The problem is likely missing quotes around the glob path.

Change this (not working): "lint": "eslint ./src/**/*.js"

To this (working): "lint": "eslint './src/**/*.js'"

The ESLint docs say this:

Please note that when passing a glob as a parameter, it is expanded by your shell. The results of the expansion can vary depending on your shell, and its configuration. If you want to use node glob syntax, you have to quote your parameter (using double quotes if you need it to run in Windows)

And some Googling turned up this thread on GitHub:

edited Apr 30 '23 at 23:24

DaveLak

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answered Jan 13 '19 at 03:13

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This works on macOS but when I tried it on Windows it failed. This seemed to be fine on both macOS and Windows. `"lint": "eslint \"./src/**/*.js\""` – Mike Suiter Feb 05 '20 at 15:42
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doesn't work for me. goes only one level deep on linux – chovy Mar 31 '20 at 22:40
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Works on Windows and Linux for me – Rustem Zinnatullin Apr 20 '20 at 09:16
That was it! My GitLab linting was complaining while local was fine (ignoring one file) adding the single quote made it consistent – Andre Miras Oct 17 '20 at 16:09

score 21 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 01 '21 at 22:45

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Try this instead:

"lint": "eslint src --ext .js"

Or for more than one extension:

"lint": "eslint src --ext .js,.jsx,.ts,.tsx"

See more info on eslint's docs

answered Jan 01 '21 at 22:45

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2nd one did that! – Tamil Vendhan Kanagarasu Nov 24 '21 at 08:41

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 16 '22 at 00:52

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This command is working recursively in monorepos (first glob is for all subfolders in packages, second one, is for any subfolder in src). Without second glob, the command does not work.

"lint": "eslint 'packages/**/src/**' --ext .ts,.tsx"

answered Jan 16 '22 at 00:52

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score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Jun 23 '22 at 01:04

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This also occurs when linting using vue-cli-service so you will need quotes with it as well:

"lint": "vue-cli-service lint './src/main/app/**/*.ts' './src/main/app/**/*.vue'"

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answered Jun 17 '22 at 13:17

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Eslint glob (**) is not considering all directories recursively

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