Global .ignore file

book/src/configuration.md

@@ -357,3 +357,8 @@ wrap-indicator = ""  # set wrap-indicator to "" to hide it
 |------------|-------------|---------|
 | `enable` | If set to true, then when the cursor is in a position with non-whitespace to its left, instead of inserting a tab, it will run `move_parent_node_end`. If there is only whitespace to the left, then it inserts a tab as normal. With the default bindings, to explicitly insert a tab character, press Shift-tab. | `true` |
 | `supersede-menu` | Normally, when a menu is on screen, such as when auto complete is triggered, the tab key is bound to cycling through the items. This means when menus are on screen, one cannot use the tab key to trigger the `smart-tab` command. If this option is set to true, the `smart-tab` command always takes precedence, which means one cannot use the tab key to cycle through menu items. One of the other bindings must be used instead, such as arrow keys or `C-n`/`C-p`. | `false` |
+
+
+## Global .ignore file
+
+You can add a global .ignore file to the config directory. This will have the lowest priority when resolving ignore files (.ignore and .gitignore).

helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs

@@ -177,6 +177,14 @@ pub fn file_picker(root: PathBuf, config: &helix_view::editor::Config) -> Picker
         .max_depth(config.file_picker.max_depth)
         .filter_entry(move |entry| filter_picker_entry(entry, &absolute_root, dedup_symlinks));
 
+    // Add global .ignore when available
+    let global_ignore_path = helix_loader::config_dir().join(".ignore");
+    if global_ignore_path.exists() {
+        if let Some(ignore_error) = walk_builder.add_ignore(global_ignore_path) {
+            log::error!("Failed to add the global ignore file: {}", ignore_error);
+        }
+    }
+
     // We want to exclude files that the editor can't handle yet
     let mut type_builder = TypesBuilder::new();
     type_builder