command line argument --exclude is not considered

[carlo-colombo]

I have tried with different type of parameters (glob, no glob, absolute, relative ) and every time the option is ignored, a log about the changed file is issued and the browser refresh the page.

this is the commands I am running
browser-sync start --files '*.js' --exclude toignore.js --server --no-open
browser-sync start --files '*.js' --exclude 'toignore*' --server --no-open
browser-sync start --files '*.js' --exclude /tmp/test-bs/toignore.js --server --no-open

Am I doing something wrong?

[shakyShane]

Sorry this is an error within the documentation.

The --exclude flag is deprecated, you can provide negated patterns by prefixed them with ! - although on the command line, you'll need to escape it.

browser-sync start --files '*.js, \!toignore.js' --server --no-open

[shakyShane]

You can also separate them if you prefer, like

browser-sync start --server --files="*.js" --files="\!example.js"

[carlo-colombo]

Thank you.

[shakyShane]

Docs updated to reflect this http://www.browsersync.io/docs/command-line/