How to search within the node_modules folder in VS Code

Question

I am trying to find the JSON package file size and the disk space it is using in the node_modules folder. Where are those listed under?

Answer 1

By default, the node_modules folder is excluded. But you can temporarily change this for a search. Here's how:

Open the VS Code search (CTRL + SHIFT + F). Click the three dots ("...") just below the search box. Click on the wheel icon to the right of "Files to exclude". The background of the icon should now be grey.

The default exclusions are now not applied to the search, so the node_modules folder is included.

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If you want to only search the node_modules folder, you can add node_modules to the files to include field. Or you can specify the search even further (e.g. search only in a single package folder).

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