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# IgnoreFS

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Ignore common and custom patterns of the file system

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## Usage

[Complete API Documentation.](http://master.ignorefs.bevry.surge.sh/docs/)

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## Install

### [npm](https://npmjs.com "npm is a package manager for javascript")

-   Install: `npm install --save ignorefs`
-   Import: `import pkg from ('ignorefs')`
-   Require: `const pkg = require('ignorefs').default`

### [Deno](https://deno.land "Deno is a secure runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript, it is an alternative for Node.js")

``` typescript
import pkg from 'https://unpkg.com/ignorefs@^5.0.4/edition-deno/index.ts'
```
### [Editions](https://editions.bevry.me "Editions are the best way to produce and consume packages you care about.")

This package is published with the following editions:
-   `ignorefs` aliases `ignorefs/index.cjs` which uses the [Editions Autoloader](https://github.com/bevry/editions "You can use the Editions Autoloader to autoload the appropriate edition for your consumers environment") to automatically select the correct edition for the consumer's environment
-   `ignorefs/source/index.ts` is [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/ "TypeScript is a typed superset of JavaScript that compiles to plain JavaScript.") source code with [Import](https://babeljs.io/docs/learn-es2015/#modules "ECMAScript Modules") for modules
-   `ignorefs/edition-es2022/index.js` is [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/ "TypeScript is a typed superset of JavaScript that compiles to plain JavaScript.") compiled against [ES2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ES2022 "ECMAScript 2022") for [Node.js](https://nodejs.org "Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine") 14 || 16 || 18 || 20 || 21 with [Require](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v5.x/docs/api/modules.html "Node/CJS Modules") for modules
-   `ignorefs/edition-es2017/index.js` is [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/ "TypeScript is a typed superset of JavaScript that compiles to plain JavaScript.") compiled against [ES2017](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ES2017 "ECMAScript 2017") for [Node.js](https://nodejs.org "Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine") 6 || 8 || 10 || 12 || 14 || 16 || 18 || 20 || 21 with [Require](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v5.x/docs/api/modules.html "Node/CJS Modules") for modules
-   `ignorefs/edition-es5/index.js` is [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/ "TypeScript is a typed superset of JavaScript that compiles to plain JavaScript.") compiled against ES5 for [Node.js](https://nodejs.org "Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine") 4 || 6 || 8 || 10 || 12 || 14 || 16 || 18 || 20 || 21 with [Require](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v5.x/docs/api/modules.html "Node/CJS Modules") for modules
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## History

[Discover the release history by heading on over to the `HISTORY.md` file.](https://github.com/bevry/ignorefs/blob/HEAD/HISTORY.md#files)

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## Backers

### Code

[Discover how to contribute via the `CONTRIBUTING.md` file.](https://github.com/bevry/ignorefs/blob/HEAD/CONTRIBUTING.md#files)

#### Authors

-   [Benjamin Lupton](https://balupton.com) — Accelerating collaborative wisdom.

#### Maintainers

-   [Benjamin Lupton](https://balupton.com) — Accelerating collaborative wisdom.

#### Contributors

-   [Benjamin Lupton](https://github.com/balupton) — [view contributions](https://github.com/bevry/ignorefs/commits?author=balupton "View the GitHub contributions of Benjamin Lupton on repository bevry/ignorefs")

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## License

Unless stated otherwise all works are:

-   Copyright &copy; [Benjamin Lupton](https://balupton.com)

and licensed under:

-   [Artistic License 2.0](http://spdx.org/licenses/Artistic-2.0.html)

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