If node_modules is greyed out, that means that the files in that folder are not tracked by source control (git). The files in that folder are still there, and they are read by your application when it runs. If you have a pip environment with .env in your project directory, this file will also by greyed-out.
That would mean that you're checking your dependencies into git. Unless you have a specific reason for doing that, it's generally advised not to do that. It makes your git repository larger, often much larger, depending on your dependencies.
Do you have a file in your project called .gitignore? If you look in this file, you should see a line referencing node_modules. You can comment out this line, and then add node modules to git by running git add node_modules. If you are pushing your code to GitHub, I recommend that you do not push anything from node_modules.
OK, if you used create-vue-app or a similar tool for starting a Vue project I think it will add .gitignore automatically. What is your concern with the node_modules files? In general there should be no reason to go into that folder. If you want to see what is installed there you can look into package.json.
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node_modulesis greyed out, that means that the files in that folder are not tracked by source control (git). The files in that folder are still there, and they are read by your application when it runs. If you have a pip environment with.envin your project directory, this file will also by greyed-out.how do I un-grey it? does that effect anything?
That would mean that you're checking your dependencies into git. Unless you have a specific reason for doing that, it's generally advised not to do that. It makes your git repository larger, often much larger, depending on your dependencies.
Do you have a file in your project called
.gitignore? If you look in this file, you should see a line referencingnode_modules. You can comment out this line, and then add node modules to git by runninggit add node_modules. If you are pushing your code to GitHub, I recommend that you do not push anything fromnode_modules.I’m not using GitHub, I just created a new react project and it was greyed out
OK, if you used create-vue-app or a similar tool for starting a Vue project I think it will add .gitignore automatically. What is your concern with the node_modules files? In general there should be no reason to go into that folder. If you want to see what is installed there you can look into package.json.