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File exclusions
All versions of SonarLint will fetch file exclusions from the SonarQube or SonarCloud server when you bind a project or update a binding while running in Connected Mode. Check the SonarQube and SonarCloud documentation for information about setting your Analysis scope.
File exclusions in the IDE
Defining file exclusions locally in SonarLint for Visual Studio is not yet possible, however, SonarLint will fetch file exclusions from the SonarQube or SonarCloud server when you bind a project or update a binding. See below for more information.
Retrieving exclusions from the server
File exclusions
Defining file exclusions locally in SonarLint for Visual Studio is not yet possible, however, SonarLint will fetch file exclusions from the SonarQube or SonarCloud server when you bind a project or update a binding. These settings are saved to a file named sonar.settings.json.
Note that in SonarLint for Visual Studio 7.0, the settings file was moved outside of the solution directory; please check the Legacy Connected Mode article on the Previous versions page for information about the settings file in versions 6.16 and older.
For more information about how the SonarLint settings are handled by the server, see the SonarQube or SonarCloud documentation on setting your analysis scope.
Known limitations for file exclusions:
- Supported Languages: C# & VB (.NET support in SonarLint v6.15+), C, C++, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Secrets.
- Patterns should start with
**/ - Multicriteria and Test exclusions are not supported. SonarLint for Visual Studio only supports Global Source File Exclusions, Source File Exclusions, and Source File Inclusions when setting the analysis scope. See the pages about file inclusion and exclusion on SonarQube and SonarCloud in their documentation.
Managing exclusions in previous versions
In SonarLint for Visual Studio 6.16 and earlier, the sonar.settings.json file which saves the server defined file exclusions lives in the local .sonarlint folder.
You must manually Update your binding to refresh the sonar.setting.json file when changes are made in SonarQube or SonarCloud; go Team Explorer > SonarQube, right-click the project whose binding you want to update, and select Update:
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