IntelliJ IDEA 13 TFS .tfignore
As of TFS 2012, TFS supports a .tfingore file that excludes files that match a certain pattern from being checked in. More information is available here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms245454.aspx#tfignore.
Would it be difficult for the TFS plugin in IntelliJ IDEA to support this?
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Supporting .tfignore files would be part of basic versioning features. Without this support the tfs plugin now complains in my project, that 53428 files are unversioned inside node_modules :-/ !..
There is an internal Ignored file list, so you could add the node_modules folder there - Settings | Version Control | Ignored Files
Here is the request to support tfignore - https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-125729
Thanks for your reply @Dmitriy, i see the internal ignored- file- list is saved in .idea/workspace.xml so this is indeed a workaround,.. although in my team we're not allowed to commit .idea directories ;-)...
> we're not allowed to commit .idea directories
Why? It contains project configs that are recommended to be shared (not all files should be shared though). See https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544839-How-to-manage-projects-under-Version-Control-Systems
You should never commit workspace.xml though, even if other files are committed. And it is indeed a major disadvantage of the internal Ignored Files list.