Update the settings file to indicate that // can be used in paths to refer to the Project or "Open folder" root

[ElectricRCAircraftGuy]

Problem description

In the default Preferences.sublime-settings file, please modify this:

	// folder_exclude_patterns and file_exclude_patterns control which files
	// are listed in folders on the side bar. These can also be set on a per-
	// project basis.
	"folder_exclude_patterns": [".svn", ".git", ".hg", "CVS", ".Trash", ".Trash-*"],
	"file_exclude_patterns": ["*.pyc", "*.pyo", "*.exe", "*.dll", "*.obj","*.o", "*.a", "*.lib", "*.so", "*.dylib", "*.ncb", "*.sdf", "*.suo", "*.pdb", "*.idb", ".DS_Store", ".directory", "desktop.ini", "*.class", "*.psd", "*.db", "*.sublime-workspace"],
	// These files will still show up in the side bar, but won't be included in
	// Goto Anything or Find in Files
	"binary_file_patterns": ["*.jpg", "*.jpeg", "*.png", "*.gif", "*.ttf", "*.tga", "*.dds", "*.ico", "*.eot", "*.pdf", "*.swf", "*.jar", "*.zip"],

to specify that // can be used in paths to indicate "project root" or "open directory root".

See my answer on this here: How do I exclude a folder from the sidebar in Sublime Text permanently, specifying it relative to the open folder?

See also: https://forum.sublimetext.com/t/a-way-to-specify-root-in-project-settings/7756/4?u=ercaguy

Preferred solution

see above

Alternatives

people can google and find my Stack Overflow answer instead, but that's not ideal

Additional Information

No response

[BenjaminSchaaf]

File patterns are described in our documentation, including //: https://www.sublimetext.com/docs/file_patterns.html