Bug 86962 - File name patterns to exclude files from search scope
Summary: File name patterns to exclude files from search scope
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 134627
Alias: None
Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: Search (show other bugs)
Version: 3.0.1   Edit
Hardware: All All
: P5 enhancement with 1 vote (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Platform-Search-Inbox CLA
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: 361440 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2005-03-01 21:39 EST by Yaroslav Mezheritsky CLA
Modified: 2013-02-15 03:56 EST (History)
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Description Yaroslav Mezheritsky CLA 2005-03-01 21:39:19 EST 
Currently Eclipse allows to limit the set of files to search by specifying 
filename patterns of files that should be included into the search scope. 
However, sometimes it is much more convenient to limit the search by specifying 
filename patterns of files that should be excluded from the search scope.

I think, there is no much sense to specify both "inclusion filename patterns" 
and "exclusion filename patterns" at the same time; it would be nice if Eclipse 
allowed to specify one set of filename patterns and then indicate whether this 
set should be used for inclusion or exclusion of files (and, of course, 
inclusion would be a default purpose).
Comment 1 Martin Aeschlimann CLA 2005-04-12 03:46:30 EDT 
not for 3.1
Comment 2 Denis Roy CLA 2009-08-30 02:19:48 EDT 
As of now 'LATER' and 'REMIND' resolutions are no longer supported.
Please reopen this bug if it is still valid for you.
Comment 3 Dani Megert CLA 2011-10-20 03:14:55 EDT 
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Comment 4 Dani Megert CLA 2011-10-20 03:15:23 EDT 
*** Bug 361440 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 Mohamed Galal CLA 2011-10-20 10:13:46 EDT 
I find such feature really useful. For example, sometimes I need to search for a string used in files I don't know. But I'm sure that string isn't in any *.c/*.h files which forms the bulk of the tree.

There is no point in specifying '*' as a search pattern as it will be a waste of time to go through all the *.c/*.h unnecessarily. Having such option will save significant time in searching files that are not indexed by CDT.

Any plan to include such feature?

I don't know much about java. But I'm welling to work on this if someone guides me where to start.
Comment 6 Dani Megert CLA 2011-10-21 04:20:33 EDT 
> I don't know much about java. But I'm welling to work on this if someone guides
> me where to start.
If you don't know Java well, then the first thing would be to improve your knowledge of Java before starting to work an a patch.
Comment 7 Dani Megert CLA 2013-02-15 03:56:14 EST 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 134627 ***