Sublime Text folder_exclude_patterns stopped working

Question

I have this in my myapp.sublime-project file in the root of my project.

{
    "folders":
    [
        {
      "path": ".",
      "folder_exclude_patterns": ["log", "tmp"],
      "file_exclude_patterns": ["*.sublime-workspace"]
        }
    ],
  "settings":
  {
    "tab_size": 2
  }
}

Previously this was working (for example log/development.log would be exluded in search results). But somehow it stopped working a week or two ago and I can't figure out why.

Any ideas on how to debug this is or is this syntax still correct in the latest sublime? Thanks!

Answer 1

If you open your project with subl . from command line as I often do:

# project_folder> subl .

These settings are getting ignored. As a workaround I use Project menu and use one of Open Recent or Quick Switch Project. Then, settings in sublime-project file are getting applied. Yes, weird indeed.

I've asked about this to the forum: http://www.sublimetext.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=14129

Answer 2

I had to do both, simultaneously, of @Chengjian and @Case's answers:

1. Close the project.
2. delete the .sublime-workspace file.
3. Reopen.