Exclude all children of dir that contains filename

[jorn]

Here's the query I'm using to get the paths of all directories containing a filename starting with ".discarded":

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regex:"^.exclude.*" column1:=(path:) columns:column1;name;path;size sort:column1-descending

To put it simply, I want to:
- Identify directories containing any file that matches the pattern (as the query above does).
- Use the results to exclude all descendant (within these directories) in a subsequent search.

Is that possible? Any guidance on how to achieve (this or suggestions for alternative approaches) would be greatly appreciated!

[void]

Please try the following:

• Search for:
  regex:child:^\.exclude
  ( \. = match a literal . )
• Select all results. (Ctrl + A)
• Copy all filenames. (Ctrl + Shift + C)
• Change your search to:
  !ancestorfilelist1:
• Right click the ancestorfilelist1: text in the search box and click Edit File List Slot...
• Paste your filenames and click OK.
  -If you want to exclude the parent folder too, search for: !ancestorfilelist1: !filelist1:

File List Slots

[jorn]

I did a terrible job at phrasing my question correctly

I'm basically looking for a way to exclude all directories (including sufolders/children) containing a specific file (e.g. ".gitignore"), from a single search-query (within the application).


E.g. given the following filestructure:

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└── some_dirname
    ├── poetry.lock
    ├── pyproject.toml
    │
    ├── other_dirname
    │   ├── .exclude
    │   ├── labels.yml
    │   ├── release-drafter.yml
    │   └── workflows
    │       └── tests.yml
    │
    ├── src
    │   └── hypermodern_python
    │       ├── __init__.py
    │       ├── __main__.py
    │       └── py.typed
    │
    └── tests
        ├── __init__.py
        └── test_main.py

It should exclude everything within 'other_dirname'

[void]

Everything doesn't have the option to do a single pass search to exclude these folders.

I'll look into adding something as this is requested often enough.
ancestor-child: ? -not sure of the terminology..



For now, please consider omit results:

• From the Index menu, check Enable Omit Results.
• Search for:
  regex:child:^\.gitignore
• Select all these folders.
• From the File menu, click Omit.