In Notepad++ I want to search in all file types except one.
For instance: I want to search in all files but not .class files.
Can the Notepad++ filter can be configured to work this way?
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1This doesn't seem to be possible.– BeanerCommented Feb 23, 2010 at 19:53
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Duplicate on SO: stackoverflow.com/questions/4198829/…– ErwinCommented Nov 5, 2016 at 4:44
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Doesn't look like it can be easily configured to work this way. Here are a couple of options for you
- Use the filters dialog box to include all file extensions except the one you don't want (could get a bit long): Notepad++ Find in Files Filters
- Figure out how to use some code to write a plugin that will do it for you: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2188070/notepad-file-filters
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2Here's a script to generate a list of file extensions. Commented Nov 25, 2015 at 10:25
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1Note this answer is out of date. It now supports excludes. See other answer below– RhumborlCommented Sep 23, 2021 at 9:54
Note, as of December 5th, 2019, Notepad++ 7.8.2 now supports exclude filters. The help documentation describes exclude filters in the Find in Files tab section.
For example to exclude exe, zip and jar files, your 'find in files' filter will look like this;
*.* !*.exe !*.zip !*.jar
Relevant code change here.
her is a tip that can help :
you hide the folder that you want to exclude and then uncheck the In hidden folders in notepad so that it doesn't search in hidden folders:
