Exclude directory while using --recursive option

[massimiliano96]

Hi all!

I have the following repository structure for a Terraform module:

module
└── examples
└── submodule1
└── submodule2

I would like to scan it using TFLint with the recursive option, in order to scan also the submodules.
How can I exclude the examples/ folder?

[wata727]

Currently, it is not possible to exclude specific directories using the --recursive option. There are some workarounds:

• Implementing recursive directory walk yourself.
• Place .tflint.hcl with disabled_by_default = true in the examples directory.

This issue has been discussed before, but it remains an open problem with no optimal interface yet found.
Please take a look at the discussions and proposals below and if you have any feedback, please let us know.

• Allowing passing in multiple directories #1920
• Configurable recursive inspection #1929