How to use --ignore to ignore a array

[eminoda]

--app
| -dist
| -src
| -node_modules
| .....

I use "package:win": "electron-packager . --ignore=src,node_modules --prune=true --overwrite --platform=win32 --arch=ia32 --out=out --icon=favicon.ico" but this result is ‘node_modules’ still exist.

[malept]

First, ignoring node_modules will likely cause your app to not work, because that's where everything in your dependencies section of package.json is installed. By default, all of your devDependencies are removed when preparing your app.

Second, to ignore multiple things, you have two options:

1. Use the --ignore parameter multiple times
2. Use the | feature of regular expressions, because as stated in the docs, ignore takes a regular expression.

[eminoda]

@malept tks for your reply。 looked the api，u say prune can ignore node-module。 but in ‘electron quick start demo’ didnt work？ i tryed this way: "scripts": { "start": "electron .", "win": "electron-packager . --prune=true --ignore=src --ignore=e2e --overwrite --platform=win32 --arch=ia32 --out=out --icon=favicon.ico" } but in out node-modules still have logger my package.json： http://chuantu.biz/t6/13/1503216794x1700615998.png result： http://chuantu.biz/t6/13/1503216941x2918527080.png

[eminoda]

here is my sample:git@github.com:eminoda/angular4-electron.git

npm run win

out/xx/node_modules,have another modules,i just think there are logger &log4js in node_modules

[malept]

A few things:

• Prune is enabled by default, you only have to specify it if you're disabling the feature.
• I still don't understand why you insist on ignoring the node_modules directory.
• You're putting all of your app's dependencies in devDependencies for some reason, which would result in your app not working when prune is enabled. See the NPM docs for when you should use devDependencies: https://docs.npmjs.com/files/package.json#devdependencies

[eminoda]

thanks a lot