Shouldn't search.exclude with false take priority over search.useIgnoreFiles = true?

[bubokko]

I tried to somehow whitelist some files from .gitignore, good example being .env files. I thought this would work:

{
    "search.useIgnoreFiles": true,
    "search.exclude": {
        ".env": false
    }
}

Sadly, it doesn't work like that. Perhaps search.exclude could be always taking priority over search.useIgnoreFiles?

[albertosantini]

What is the goal?

Because if I search (Ctrl+Shift+F) something contained in .env file, it is in the results.

[bubokko]

What is the goal?

Because if I search (Ctrl+Shift+F) something contained in .env file, it is in the results.

It's not though. And I mostly look for the cmd+P to open the file, but I checked and cmd+shift+F doesn't work neither for gitignored files with search.exclude set to false.

[albertosantini]

I have .env in .gitignore
I have default settings for VSCode.

Searching a content in the ignored file (Ctrl+Shift+F) I get the results.
Using Ctrl+P to find an ignored file like .env, it is displayed in the combo box.

Please, can you provide the steps and the setup to reproduce your context?

[bubokko]

I have .env in .gitignore I have default settings for VSCode.

Searching a content in the ignored file (Ctrl+Shift+F) I get the results. Using Ctrl+P to find an ignored file like .env, it is displayed in the combo box.

Please, can you provide the steps and the setup to reproduce your context?

Do you have search.useIgnoreFiles set to true? I don't know what's the default. I want to ignore almost all gitignored files, just with some exceptions. Please use the config I pasted in the issue.