Patterns

What gets hidden.

9 categories, 357 built-in patterns. This page is generated from @geld/core, the same package the extension ships, so it cannot drift from what actually runs.

Semantics

Patterns are matched against repository-relative paths with gitignore semantics. A pattern without a slash matches a filename at any depth (*.snap is **/*.snap). A trailing slash matches a directory at any depth and everything inside it (tests/ is **/tests/**). A pattern containing a slash is matched against the whole path from the repository root. ** spans directories, {a,b} expands alternatives, ? matches one character and !pattern rescues a path. Only paths are inspected, never contents.

A path belongs to the first category that matches, in the order below; categories you define yourself are checked first, and your extra patterns for a built-in category are attributed to it. You can try any path on the home page.

Tests

on by default

Unit, integration and end-to-end tests, snapshots and test tooling.

Label: tests · Section: test files

Unit & integration tests

Test files that live next to the code they cover.

19 patterns · toggle individually

*.test.*
*.tests.*
*.spec.{js,jsx,ts,tsx,mjs,cjs,mts,cts,vue,svelte,astro,py,rb,php,dart,kt,kts,swift,scala,sc,ex,exs,lua,cs,fs,fsx,go,rs,java,groovy,clj,cljs,cljc,coffee,res,ml,re,hs,zig,nim,jl,r,R,m,mm,sh,bash,zsh,ps1,sql,elm,gleam,erl,pl,pm,c,cc,cpp,cxx,h,hpp,cu}
*.specs.{js,jsx,ts,tsx,mjs,cjs,mts,cts,vue,svelte,astro,py,rb,php,dart,kt,kts,swift,scala,sc,ex,exs,lua,cs,fs,fsx,go,rs,java,groovy,clj,cljs,cljc,coffee,res,ml,re,hs,zig,nim,jl,r,R,m,mm,sh,bash,zsh,ps1,sql,elm,gleam,erl,pl,pm,c,cc,cpp,cxx,h,hpp,cu}
*.unit.{js,jsx,ts,tsx,mjs,cjs,mts,cts,vue,svelte,astro,py,rb,php,dart,kt,kts,swift,scala,sc,ex,exs,lua,cs,fs,fsx,go,rs,java,groovy,clj,cljs,cljc,coffee,res,ml,re,hs,zig,nim,jl,r,R,m,mm,sh,bash,zsh,ps1,sql,elm,gleam,erl,pl,pm,c,cc,cpp,cxx,h,hpp,cu}
*.integration.{js,jsx,ts,tsx,mjs,cjs,mts,cts,vue,svelte,astro,py,rb,php,dart,kt,kts,swift,scala,sc,ex,exs,lua,cs,fs,fsx,go,rs,java,groovy,clj,cljs,cljc,coffee,res,ml,re,hs,zig,nim,jl,r,R,m,mm,sh,bash,zsh,ps1,sql,elm,gleam,erl,pl,pm,c,cc,cpp,cxx,h,hpp,cu}
*_test.*
*_tests.*
*_spec.{js,jsx,ts,tsx,mjs,cjs,mts,cts,vue,svelte,astro,py,rb,php,dart,kt,kts,swift,scala,sc,ex,exs,lua,cs,fs,fsx,go,rs,java,groovy,clj,cljs,cljc,coffee,res,ml,re,hs,zig,nim,jl,r,R,m,mm,sh,bash,zsh,ps1,sql,elm,gleam,erl,pl,pm,c,cc,cpp,cxx,h,hpp,cu}
test_*.*
tests_*.*
*Test.{java,kt,kts,scala,groovy,php,cs,swift,dart}
*Tests.{java,kt,kts,scala,groovy,php,cs,swift,dart}
*TestCase.{java,kt,php,py,cs,swift}
*Spec.{java,kt,kts,scala,groovy,js,ts}
*IT.java
*.bats
*.robot
*.feature

End-to-end tests

Browser and system level tests (Playwright, Cypress, WebdriverIO, ...).

17 patterns · toggle individually

*.e2e.*
*.e2e-spec.*
*.e2e-test.*
*.cy.*
*.pw.*
e2e/
e2e-tests/
e2e_tests/
cypress/
playwright/
playwright-report/
test-results/
integration-tests/
integration_tests/
acceptance/
acceptance-tests/
acceptance_tests/

Test directories

Anything inside a directory that conventionally holds tests.

33 patterns · toggle individually

test/
tests/
__tests__/
__test__/
spec/
specs/
__specs__/
__spec__/
__mocks__/
testing/
testdata/
test-data/
test_data/
test-utils/
test_utils/
testutils/
test-helpers/
test_helpers/
testhelpers/
unit-tests/
unit_tests/
Tests/
*.Tests/
*.Test/
*.UnitTests/
*.IntegrationTests/
*Tests/
androidTest/
androidTestDebug/
testFixtures/
coverage/
.nyc_output/
htmlcov/

Snapshots & recordings

Generated snapshot files, image baselines and HTTP cassettes.

9 patterns · toggle individually

*.snap
*.snap.*
__snapshots__/
__image_snapshots__/
*-snapshots/
__cassettes__/
cassettes/
vcr_cassettes/
__recordings__/

Test tooling & configuration

Test runner configuration, setup files and coverage settings.

52 patterns · toggle individually

jest.config.*
jest.setup.*
jest-setup.*
jest.preset.*
jest.*.config.*
vitest.config.*
vitest.setup.*
vitest.workspace.*
vitest.*.config.*
playwright.config.*
playwright.*.config.*
cypress.config.*
cypress.json
cypress.env.json
karma.conf.*
.mocharc*
mocha.opts
wdio.conf.*
wdio.*.conf.*
protractor.conf.*
nightwatch.conf.*
nightwatch.json
codecept.conf.*
ava.config.*
jasmine.json
testem.js
.testem.json
setupTests.*
setup-tests.*
setup_tests.*
test-setup.*
test_setup.*
testSetup.*
pytest.ini
conftest.py
tox.ini
.coveragerc
codecov.yml
.codecov.yml
.nycrc
.nycrc.*
phpunit.xml
phpunit.xml.dist
phpunit.dist.xml
.rspec
spec_helper.rb
rails_helper.rb
test_helper.rb
*.runsettings
.testcaferc.*
stryker.conf.*
stryker.config.*

Generated

opt-in

Lockfiles, build output and code produced by generators.

Label: generated · Section: generated files

Lockfiles

Dependency lockfiles.

22 patterns

package-lock.json
npm-shrinkwrap.json
pnpm-lock.yaml
yarn.lock
bun.lock
bun.lockb
deno.lock
Cargo.lock
Gemfile.lock
poetry.lock
Pipfile.lock
uv.lock
pdm.lock
composer.lock
go.sum
mix.lock
pubspec.lock
Podfile.lock
Package.resolved
packages.lock.json
flake.lock
gradle.lockfile

Generated code & build output

Files a tool writes for you.

25 patterns

*.generated.*
*.gen.*
*.g.dart
*.freezed.dart
*.pb.go
*.pb.*
*_pb2.py
*_pb2_grpc.py
*.pb.cc
*.pb.h
*.min.js
*.min.css
*.map
*.bundle.js
*.d.ts.map
__generated__/
generated/
.generated/
dist/
build/
out/
*.snap.js
schema.graphql.json
graphql.schema.json
*.tsbuildinfo

Vendored

opt-in

Third-party code copied into the repository.

Label: vendored · Section: vendored files

Vendored directories

Checked-in dependencies.

11 patterns

vendor/
vendors/
node_modules/
third_party/
third-party/
thirdparty/
Pods/
Carthage/
bower_components/
jspm_packages/
.yarn/

Agent config

opt-in

Instructions and configuration for AI coding agents.

Label: agent · Section: agent config files

AI agent files

Cursor, Claude, Codex, Copilot, Windsurf, Cline, Aider, ...

29 patterns

.cursor/
.cursorrules
.cursorignore
.cursorindexingignore
CLAUDE.md
CLAUDE.local.md
.claude/
AGENTS.md
AGENT.md
GEMINI.md
.gemini/
.codex/
.windsurfrules
.windsurf/
.clinerules
.clinerules/
.roo/
.roomodes
.aider*
.github/copilot-instructions.md
.github/instructions/
.github/prompts/
.continue/
.junie/
.kiro/
.mcp.json
mcp.json
llms.txt
llms-full.txt

Docs

opt-in

Markdown, documentation folders and changelogs.

Label: docs · Section: documentation files

Documentation

Prose and changelogs.

19 patterns

*.md
*.mdx
*.markdown
*.rst
*.adoc
*.txt
docs/
doc/
CHANGELOG*
CHANGES*
HISTORY*
RELEASE_NOTES*
.changeset/
.changes/
LICENSE*
LICENCE*
NOTICE*
AUTHORS*
CONTRIBUTORS*

Tooling & CI

opt-in

CI workflows, linters, formatters and build configuration.

Label: tooling · Section: tooling files

CI & automation

Workflow and bot configuration.

26 patterns

.github/workflows/
.github/actions/
.github/dependabot.yml
.github/renovate.json*
renovate.json*
.renovaterc*
.gitlab-ci.yml
.circleci/
.travis.yml
azure-pipelines*.yml
Jenkinsfile*
bitbucket-pipelines.yml
.buildkite/
cloudbuild.yaml
.drone.yml
appveyor.yml
codecov.yml
.codecov.yml
.pre-commit-config.yaml
.husky/
lefthook.yml
CODEOWNERS
.github/CODEOWNERS
.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/
.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE*
.github/FUNDING.yml

Linters, formatters & editor config

Style tooling.

31 patterns

.eslintrc*
eslint.config.*
.eslintignore
.prettierrc*
prettier.config.*
.prettierignore
biome.json*
.stylelintrc*
stylelint.config.*
.editorconfig
.oxlintrc*
oxlint.config.*
.markdownlint*
cspell.*
.cspell*
.commitlintrc*
commitlint.config.*
.npmrc
.nvmrc
.node-version
.tool-versions
.ruby-version
.python-version
mise.toml
.mise.toml
.gitattributes
.gitignore
.dockerignore
.vscode/
.idea/
.devcontainer/

Build & compiler configuration

Bundler, TypeScript and container configuration.

35 patterns

tsconfig*.json
jsconfig*.json
babel.config.*
.babelrc*
webpack.config.*
webpack.*.js
rollup.config.*
vite.config.*
rolldown.config.*
rspack.config.*
esbuild.config.*
tsup.config.*
tsdown.config.*
turbo.json
nx.json
lerna.json
pnpm-workspace.yaml
.swcrc
postcss.config.*
tailwind.config.*
Dockerfile*
docker-compose*.yml
docker-compose*.yaml
compose.yml
compose.yaml
Makefile
Procfile
netlify.toml
vercel.json
wrangler.toml
fly.toml
app.yaml
nixpacks.toml
Taskfile.yml
justfile

Fixtures

opt-in

Storybook stories, test fixtures, mock data and translation catalogues.

Label: fixtures · Section: stories, fixtures & i18n files

Storybook stories

Component stories and Storybook configuration.

5 patterns

*.stories.*
*.story.*
.storybook/
__stories__/
stories/

Fixtures & mock data

Static data used by tests and demos.

9 patterns

__fixtures__/
fixtures/
fixture/
__mocks__/
mocks/
__data__/
testdata/
seeds/
seed/

Translations

Localisation catalogues.

15 patterns

locales/
locale/
i18n/
translations/
lang/
*.po
*.pot
*.mo
*.xlf
*.xliff
*.arb
*.strings
*.stringsdict
messages.*.xlf
intl/

Trivial changes

opt-in

Renames, mode changes, binary/deleted files, space/comment-only edits.

Label: trivial · Section: trivial changes

Renamed or moved without edits

The path changed, the contents did not.

decided from the diff, no patterns

Permission changes only

File mode flipped (100644 → 100755), no lines changed.

decided from the diff, no patterns

Binary files

Images, fonts, archives and anything else GitHub cannot show as text.

decided from the diff, no patterns

Deleted files

Files removed by the change.

decided from the diff, no patterns

Whitespace-only edits

Every changed line differs only in spaces, tabs or line endings.

decided from the diff, no patterns

Comment-only edits

Every changed line is a code comment (or blank), in a language Geld knows.

decided from the diff, no patterns

Large diffs

opt-in

⚠️ Are you sure? Large diffs (1000+ lines) are often the real work.

Label: large · Section: large diffs

Very large diffs

A thousand or more changed lines in one file; GitHub stops rendering these by default too.

decided from the diff, no patterns

Why `.spec.` is limited to code extensions

OpenAPI and AsyncAPI documents are commonly named api.spec.yaml, and hiding a schema change would be worse than showing a test. So *.spec.*, *_spec.* and friends are only applied to source-code extensions, which is why they appear above as long brace expansions. *.test.* is left open: the only non-test files it catches are configuration for a “test” environment (appsettings.test.json), which is test-related anyway.

Missing a convention? Add it as a custom pattern in the options, or open an issue (opens in a new tab).

Semantics

Tests

Unit & integration tests

End-to-end tests

Test directories

Snapshots & recordings

Test tooling & configuration

Generated

Lockfiles

Generated code & build output

Vendored

Vendored directories

Agent config

AI agent files

Docs

Documentation

Tooling & CI

CI & automation

Linters, formatters & editor config

Build & compiler configuration

Fixtures

Storybook stories

Fixtures & mock data

Translations

Trivial changes

Renamed or moved without edits

Permission changes only

Binary files

Deleted files

Whitespace-only edits

Comment-only edits

Large diffs

Very large diffs

Why *.spec.* is limited to code extensions

Why `.spec.` is limited to code extensions