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Date: 2010jun10
Product: Eclipse

Q.  How do I exclude a file or folder from my Eclipse source?

A.  A quick way:

- Right-click on the offending item (Can be a file or folder)
- Select Java Build Path > Exclude

This adds an "exclude pattern" to your project the "pattern"
is the exact path to the file or folder you right-clicked on.

To add a general pattern you can do:

- Project > Properties > Java Build Path > Source 
- Click on "Excluded"
- Click on "Edit"
- Click on "Add"

I like to add these exclude patterns:

**/*.Old
**/Old/				Trailing slash is required

These will get Eclipse to ignore all files with ".Old" extension
and all folders called "Old".