gitignore-toggle-vscode

A VS Code extension that toggles the explorer.excludeGitIgnore setting.

Adds a command you can bind to any key. Defaults to Ctrl+Alt+A.

Building

Build the extension using Docker:

./build-extension

This will:

• Use the node:20-alpine Docker image
• Mount your project directory into the container
• Install dependencies, compile TypeScript, and package the extension
• Output the .vsix file to the out/ directory

Installing

Install the extension in VS Code:

code --install-extension out/*.vsix

Setting a Custom Keybinding

Add following with your desired keybinding to keybinding.json.

{
  "command": "gitignore-toggle.toggle",
  "key": "ctrl+shift+g"
}

4. Save the file (Ctrl+S / Cmd+S)