Intellij doesn't show .git directory

Question

How I can I get Intellij to show the .git folder in the project viewer? I tried ctrl+alt+A and clicked "show hidden files and directories", but it doesn't switch to the "on" position, so I suppose that's not the way of going about this?

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35784352/intellij-doesnt-show-git-directory

Answer 1

The .git directory is ignored by default. To see it in the project pane, do the following:

• Go to the settings (Help | Find Action...Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+A and type "Settings")
• Navigate to Editor | File Types in the Settings dialog
• Remove .git; from the Ignore files and folders text field at the bottom