Don't ignore node_modules in Atom

Question

I'm using node_modules to store my code, following the advice of this answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/24630974/599184

However, Atom's search ignores node_modules. How can I get it to include node_modules in the search? I don't have node_modules in Atom's "ignored names" setting.

Answer 1

I unchecked Exclude VCS ignored paths in main settings but it didn't work. So I did some research and I found out that there is another setting that overrides this.

The setting you need is found in

Settings > Packages > Core Packages > Tree View

Here you’ll find Hide Ignored Names and Hide VCS Ignored Files settings – the latter is the one you want to stop the sidebar from ignoring files that your VCS ignores.

Got this from the following source and it works for me:

blog.lukebennett.com/2015/09/21/show-hidden-files-in-atom-sidebar

Answer 2

The default behavior in Atom is to ignore the folders and files in .gitignore

Two solutions:

• In Atom main settings, uncheck "Exclude VCS ignored Paths"

or

• When you do a project search, use "node_modules" as file/directory pattern if you are searching in the node_modules directory, or "node_modules, src" if you are searching in the node_modules directory and in your src folder, for example

Answer 3

You can also try this for newer versions:

File > Config...

    "*":
  core:
    excludeVcsIgnoredPaths: false <-- Set to false
    uriHandlerRegistration: "always"
  "exception-reporting":
    userId: "****"
  "tree-view":
    hideVcsIgnoredFiles: false <-- Set to false
  welcome:
    showOnStartup: false

Answer 4

1. Click within the tree-view pane.
2. Press i to toggle files and directories hidden by .gitignore.