# VSCode: .gitignore'd Packages/ are grayed out

**URL:** <https://forums.swift.org/t/vscode-gitignored-packages-are-grayed-out/59129>\
**Category:** Server\
**Created:** [July 21, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/vscode-gitignored-packages-are-grayed-out/59129 "2022-07-21T20:27:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 21, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/vscode-gitignored-packages-are-grayed-out/59129/1 "2022-07-21T20:27:43Z")

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the `Packages` directory is normally `.gitignore`d, which means sources for packages i am currently editing are grayed out in the VSCode file explorer. is there a way to get VSCode to understand that there are nested git repositories in this directory? right now, i am resorting to deleting the `Packages/` line from the `.gitignore`, and putting it back before a commit.