Notepad++ find in files filter EXCLUDE

Question

I\'m looking for a way to get n++\'s find in files dialog to exclude certain files...

the only reference I\'ve found so far is this http://sourceforge.net/project/showno

Answer 1

I just had the same problem and found a 3-step solution:

1. Search in all files
2. Copy the result as text in a new Notepad++ tab
3. Use a regular expression to remove all entries that do not interest you

Here is my RegEx (the two spaces at the start are relevant):

  M:\\.+?\\([^\\]+\.(csproj|dll)|packages\.config|Build\.props) \(\d+ hits?\)([\r\n]+\t.+)+[\r\n]+

All my results where on M:, you will have to adapt the start to what fits your results. If you run a "Replace all" with an empty string it removes all results in files ending with "csproj" or "dll", and also in the files "packages.config" and "Build.props".

Answer 2

Please note tested with Notepad++ v7.8.7

as n00b has answered

This works:

*.* !*.obj

But this does not work!: *.*;!*.obj => searches no files!

on the other hand this does work *.*; !*.obj