silver searcher ignore multiple directories

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using The silver searcher how can I ignore multiple directories?

I tried ag foo --ignore-dir dir1,dir2 but it doesn't work.

gylaz · Answer 1 · 2018-04-09T23:17:44.873

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You an also do this (without needing to repeat the flag):

ag foo --ignore-dir={dir1,dir2}

You need to use this format with more than one directory. Otherwise, if it's with just one directory, you'd need to provide a comma, like: ag foo --ignore-dir={dir1,}.

edited Apr 09 '18 at 23:17

answered Feb 05 '18 at 21:05

gylaz

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Make sure there is no space after the comma. I had issues with this. – Todd Apr 24 '19 at 22:40
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You can also simply use `--ignore` instead of `--ignore-dir` – RedWark Apr 14 '21 at 20:42

score 43 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 13 '16 at 14:21

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you can specify the argument multiple times

ag foo --ignore-dir dir1 --ignore-dir dir2

answered Apr 13 '16 at 14:21

Harry Moreno

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