# Recursive file exclude patterns?

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/recursive-file-exclude-patterns/703
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [January 5, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/recursive-file-exclude-patterns/703 "2008-01-05T01:07:44Z")
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### Author: ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/recursive-file-exclude-patterns/703/1 "2008-01-05T01:07:44Z")

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Hi,

Why does the file include patterns have a "recursive" option and the file exclude patterns don't have it? I would like to exclude all \*.cs files in all sub folders.

Thanks,  
Jeffry

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### Author: ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2008, 1:17am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/recursive-file-exclude-patterns/703/2 "2008-01-05T01:17:07Z")

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Strange, I just ran it again and now my \*.cs are excluded recursively…problem fixed.