IntelliJ IDEA 2016.3 Help

Ignored Files

File | Settings | Version Control | Ignored Files for Windows and Linux
IntelliJ IDEA | Preferences | Version Control | Ignored Files for OS X
Ctrl+Alt+S
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Use this dialog to configure a list of files and directories that you do not want to put under version control. These can be file names associated with VCS administration, backup files, and any other artifacts that you want to remain unversioned. You can also specify patterns of files you want to ignore.

ItemKeyboard shortcutDescription
/help/img/idea/2016.3/new.pngAlt+InsertUse this icon or shortcut to add an item to the list. The Ignore Unversioned Files dialog box opens where you can type an exact path to a file or directory to be ignored or specify a pattern that defines the names of files and directories to be ignored.
/help/img/idea/2016.3/editFlexLibraryNew.pngEnterUse this icon or shortcut to edit the selected path or pattern in the Ignore Unversioned Files dialog box.
/help/img/idea/2016.3/delete.pngAlt+DeleteUse this icon or shortcut to remove the selected path or pattern from the list.

Patterns

Two characters can be used as wildcards:

  • *: to replace any string.
  • ?: to replace a single character.

For example, *.iml will ignore all files with the iml extension; *.?ml will ignore all files whose extension ends with ml.

See Also

Last modified: 21 March 2017