How to exclude a file extension from IntelliJ IDEA search?(根据条件过滤搜索结果，比如：file:*.xml)

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Is there a way to exclude particular file extension from the results in IntelliJ IDEA's "Find in Path" dialog (invoked by CTRL + SHIFT + F)? I want to exclude all .css files.

Marquis Blount · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-13 07:59:59Z

In intellij 16 there is a section "File name Filter" to exclude an extension use !*.java. You can give more detailed patterns as well for example I use the pattern below to only return .java files except those with a name starting or ending with test. Pattern: !*test.java,*.java,!Test*.java

Igor Konoplyanko · Answer 2 · 2014-07-24 20:54:14Z

You can create custom scope there: In 'Find in Path' dialog you can check radio button 'Custom' and open scopes window. There you can customize path and search pattern.

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Examples of Patterns for Pattern field:

file[MyMod]:src/main/java/com/example/my_package//* - include files from the directory in a project.
src[MyMod]:com.example.my_package..* - recursively include all files in a package.
file:*.js||file:*.coffee - include all JavaScript and CoffeeScript files.
file:*js&&!file:*.min.* - include all JavaScript files except those that were generated through minification, which is indicated by the min extension.

Or check the official documentation.

Good luck!

How to exclude a file extension from IntelliJ IDEA search?(根据条件过滤搜索结果，比如：file:*.xml)

How to exclude a file extension from IntelliJ IDEA search?

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