Gitignore Tree Copier

Copy your project's file tree to clipboard while automatically respecting .gitignore rules. No more manually filtering out node_modules, virtual environments, or build directories!

✨ Features

• 🚫 Respects .gitignore - Automatically excludes files/folders based on your .gitignore rules
• 📁 Nested .gitignore support - Handles multiple .gitignore files in subdirectories
• 🖱️ Context menu - Right-click any folder to copy its tree
• ⌨️ Command palette - Use Ctrl+Shift+P → "Copy File Tree to Clipboard"
• ⚙️ Configurable - Customize max depth, hidden files, and more
• 📋 Clean ASCII output - Beautiful tree format ready for documentation

📦 Installation

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
3. Search for "Gitignore Tree Copier"
4. Click Install

Or install from the VS Code Marketplace.

🚀 Usage

Method 1: Context Menu

1. Right-click any folder in the Explorer
2. Select "Copy File Tree to Clipboard"
3. Paste anywhere!

Method 2: Command Palette

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+P (or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac)
2. Type "Copy File Tree"
3. Select the command
4. The workspace root tree is copied to clipboard

📋 Example Output

my-project/
├── src/
│   ├── components/
│   │   ├── Button.tsx
│   │   └── Header.tsx
│   ├── utils/
│   │   └── helpers.ts
│   └── index.ts
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
└── README.md

3 directories, 7 files

Notice how node_modules/, .git/, and other ignored directories are automatically excluded!

⚙️ Configuration

Open VS Code Settings (Ctrl+,) and search for "Gitignore Tree Copier":

Setting	Default	Description
gitignoreTreeCopier.maxDepth	10	Maximum depth of tree traversal (1-50)
gitignoreTreeCopier.showHiddenFiles	false	Include hidden files (starting with .)
gitignoreTreeCopier.useGitignore	true	Respect .gitignore rules

Example Settings (settings.json)

{
  "gitignoreTreeCopier.maxDepth": 5,
  "gitignoreTreeCopier.showHiddenFiles": true,
  "gitignoreTreeCopier.useGitignore": true
}

🤔 Why This Extension?

Existing file tree extensions copy everything, including:

• node_modules/ (thousands of files!)
• Python venv/ or .venv/
• Build outputs (dist/, build/, out/)
• IDE folders (.idea/, .vscode/)

This extension solves that by reading your .gitignore and filtering automatically.

🐛 Known Issues

• Very large projects may take a moment to process
• Symlinks are not followed

📝 Release Notes

See CHANGELOG.md for version history.

🤝 Contributing

Found a bug or have a feature request? Open an issue!

📄 License

MIT © Darshil Doshi