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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Default behavior of --test-coverage-exclude globbing does NOT apply to \"dotfiles\" like .mytest.cjs (common globbing oversight)","articleBody":"### Version\n\n24.15.0\n\n### Platform\n\n```text\nmacOS\n```\n\n### Subsystem\n\n_No response_\n\n### What steps will reproduce the bug?\n\nRun `--experimental-test-coverage` on a repo with test file names in the `test` directory beginning with a `.`. They will be INCLUDED in the coverage summary report while test files next to them without a leading `.` will not.\n\n### How often does it reproduce? Is there a required condition?\n\n100%\n\n### What is the expected behavior? Why is that the expected behavior?\n\nAll files under `test` should be excluded by default - this is clearly the intent of the Node.js implementation.\n\n### What do you see instead?\n\n\"dotfiles\" are included.\n\n### Additional information\n\nThis can presumably be fixed by setting the `dot` option to `true` in the call to `minimatch` here: \u003chttps://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v24.x/lib/internal/fs/glob.js#L784-L797>\n\nThe observed (undesirable) behavior is documented by that project here: \u003chttps://github.com/isaacs/minimatch#dot>\n\nThe relevant default globs for Node are found here: \u003chttps://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v24.x/lib/internal/test_runner/utils.js#L62-L67>\n\nI have confirmed the following produces intended behavior on my machine: `--test-coverage-exclude='test/**/{*,.*}'`.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/DavidAnson","@type":"Person","name":"DavidAnson"},"datePublished":"2026-05-18T01:34:02Z","url":"https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/63397"}