Configuration

Quick Start

Create configuration file:

repomix --init

Configuration File

repomix.config.json:

{
  "output": {
    "filePath": "repomix-output.xml",
    "style": "xml",
    "headerText": "Custom header text",
    "instructionFilePath": "repomix-instruction.md",
    "fileSummary": true,
    "directoryStructure": true,
    "removeComments": false,
    "removeEmptyLines": false,
    "topFilesLength": 5,
    "showLineNumbers": false,
    "copyToClipboard": false,
    "includeEmptyDirectories": false
  },
  "include": ["**/*"],
  "ignore": {
    "useGitignore": true,
    "useDefaultPatterns": true,
    "customPatterns": ["tmp/", "*.log"]
  },
  "security": {
    "enableSecurityCheck": true
  }
}

Global Configuration

Create global configuration:

repomix --init --global

Location:

• Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Repomix\repomix.config.json
• macOS/Linux: ~/.config/repomix/repomix.config.json

Ignore Patterns

Priority order:

1. CLI options (--ignore)
2. .repomixignore
3. .gitignore
4. Default patterns

.repomixignore example:

# Cache directories
.cache/
tmp/

# Build outputs
dist/
build/

# Logs
*.log

Default Ignore Patterns

Common patterns included by default:

node_modules/**
.git/**
coverage/**
dist/**

Full list: defaultIgnore.ts