How to ignore .svn folder when searching in Total Commander

Question

How can I ignore .svn folders when searching in Total Commander?

score 164 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 30 '16 at 20:37

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To exclude some files or folders from your search, use the following syntax in "Search field:":

Exclude from search *.bak and *.old files
```
my*.*|*.bak *.old
```
Don't search in .svn folders
```
*.cs|.svn\
```
Don't search in .git folder
```
*.cs|.git\
```

The meaning of | is: 'and not'. Everything after it is excluded from the search. This syntax can also be used in other places, for example inside the ignore list.

edited Oct 30 '16 at 20:37

Nils Lindemann

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answered Feb 14 '12 at 11:10

Ivan

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Is everything after `|` excluded, or should I use the character for every exclude? – Tomáš Zato Jan 09 '15 at 14:19
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Accepted answer address true need of OP, but this answer is pure gold. It work in "synchronize dirs" dialog too (and I suppose in every single place where file mask is needed). – Marek Jun 24 '15 at 08:40
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This seems to require a wildcard * in the search item before the `|` in TC 8.50. – Fabian Dec 20 '17 at 06:20
I think this approach is much more flexible than palacsint's answer. – lxmfly123 May 15 '18 at 07:29

palacsint · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-05T18:33:24.657

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With Total Commander 8.01: Configuration menu / Options / (Operation) / Ignore List
With older versions: Configuration menu / Options / (Display) / Ignore List

Then add

.svn

to the textbox.

edited Nov 05 '13 at 18:33

answered Sep 27 '11 at 13:34

palacsint

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This also excludes .svn folders when copying. This helps me a lot! Thank you! – buggy1985 Aug 05 '15 at 14:40
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You should be aware that this option also prevents .svn folder from being shown, in my case I don't want to hide any folders. – Raman Sinclair Aug 24 '16 at 17:27

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 06 '19 at 13:58

In my case I tried search text, but exclude searching in directories bin and obj. I didn't know that pattern before pipe is required too, but I found help here: https://gist.github.com/DStereo/af5f54c2d2d0d7073383f22753396185

So I had to put pattern in Search for field.

*|bin\ obj\

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered May 29 '18 at 08:50

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In version 9.12 you should also use an asterix. So add the following to Configuration menu / Options / (Operation) / Ignore List:

*.svn

answered May 29 '18 at 08:50

Steven

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This isn't required in version 10. – zett42 Aug 02 '22 at 11:58

How to ignore .svn folder when searching in Total Commander

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