Exclude node_modules from Time Machine backups#857
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What this PR does
This PR adds an opt-in
time-machine-excludeboolean flag to npm configuration.When enabled, on MacOS machines, it sets a file system extended attribute on the
node_modulesfolder that excludes it from Time Machines backups.Motivation
node_modulesdirectories can take a lot of space, and contain a lot of files, resulting in slower Time Machine backups and wasted backup storage space.References
node_modulesfrom Time Machine backups (macOS) #471Prior art
Disclaimer
The PR was drafted with Claude, but tested and edited by me. If something stupid slipped in, it's on me.