blakek/ignore-node_modules

🙈 Hide node_modules from macOS Spotlight search

ignore-node_modules

Ignores node_modules directories from macOS Spotlight search

I got tired of Spotlight draining battery and CPU. It seems node_modules were partly to blame.

This script signals Spotlight to not index node_modules directories.

It works by adding an empty file named .metadata_never_index in the top-most node_modules directory found while searching.

Usage

Stop indexing all node_modules directories in your current directory (recursively):

./ignore-node_modules

Stop indexing all node_modules directories found within another directory (recursively):

./ignore-node_modules /path/to/folder

Install

You can install using Homebrew or manually build from source:

Install with Homebrew

Running this in your terminal adds my tap and installs the package:

brew tap blakek/blakek && brew install blakek/blakek/ignore-node_modules

Build from Source

1. Either clone this repo or download the zip file
2. Add ignore-node_modules to your $PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin)
3. Make sure file permissions allow execution (e.g. chmod +x ignore-node_modules). This shouldn't be necessary when cloning, but is likely when downloading from a browser.

License

MIT