So in Visual Studios you can "Find in files" a string - I find this very useful to locate a file in which some markup or JS may be found, I use VS for my main code editor for Web development.
The problem is, most of my projects use node.js and node based build tools grunt/gulp etc. so I have a node_modules folder somewhere in my project that makes the FIND take for ever as there are thousands of files!!
How can I search in files and folders for a string BUT not in a node_modules directory.
In SublimeText2 you can remove a folder from the project without deleting it, this will stop a search looking in there...
A RegExp will be for the string not the filePath :(
Ok so I've tried this and it seems to work.
You can hide the node_modules folder (if they have a common root), by setting the Hidden attribute on the folder. As you say it fulfils your needs as per the question.