gistfile1.sh

#!/bin/bash

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# Script to open a directory in TextMate excluding certain directories that
# tend to slow down the Find in Project... function.
#
# Place in an executable loctation with a name of your choosing.
# I use `mt'
# Original: http://www.wezm.net/technical/2009/05/exclude-directories-from-textmate-side-bar-for-faster-find-in-project/
############################################################################

# Enable extended globbing
shopt -s extglob

# Invoke TextMate upon all the files and directories except those listed
mate !(@(cache|log|tmp))

# Disable extended globbing
shopt -u extglob