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Exclude Directories from search on 3 window compare using wildcards

Open rgnesin opened this issue 1 month ago • 4 comments

I want to skip/exclude/ignore any directories in a 3 folder compare that contain the string "pro". I just can't get the syntax correct to do this. Please help.

rgnesin avatar Nov 18 '25 14:11 rgnesin

Please enter !*pro*\ in Folder: Filter, then run the folder compare.

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sdottaka avatar Nov 18 '25 21:11 sdottaka

That didn't work. does that line need "d: \" before the ! ?

rgnesin avatar Nov 18 '25 21:11 rgnesin

I was using filters under the tools menu not the line on the folder selection box. That did work, thank you.

rgnesin avatar Nov 18 '25 21:11 rgnesin

For a file filter, you can exclude folders containing “pro” by using:

name: #3039
desc: #3039
def: include
d: \\.*pro.*$

sdottaka avatar Nov 20 '25 00:11 sdottaka