diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ba41934..6f33e94 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,4 +31,8 @@ test/test-cli-output/
 *.swo
 
 # vscode
-.vscode/settings.json
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/settings.json
+!.vscode/tasks.json
+!.vscode/launch.json
+!.vscode/extensions.json
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32ab8c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+    "restructuredtext.confPath": "${workspaceFolder}/doc",
+    "files.watcherExclude": {
+        "**/.git/objects/**": true,
+        "**/.git/subtree-cache/**": true,
+        "**/node_modules/*/**": true,
+        "**/.eggs/**": true,
+        "**/.hypothesis/**": true,
+        "**/.tox/**": true,
+      }
+}
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