Globs, Types, and Ignore Rules/Exclude generated files

Skip minified files during search.

Section: Glob filters

Exclude generated files

bash
bash
rg --glob '!*.min.js' 'sourceMappingURL' web/
Explanation

Excluding generated assets reduces noise and speeds up scans.

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