fixes #56504

extensions/git/package.json

@@ -1151,6 +1151,12 @@
           "scope": "window",
           "description": "%config.ignoredRepositories%"
         },
+        "git.scanRepositories": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "default": [],
+          "scope": "resource",
+          "description": "%config.scanRepositories%"
+        },
         "git.showProgress": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "description": "%config.showProgress%",

extensions/git/package.nls.json

@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 	"config.alwaysShowStagedChangesResourceGroup": "Always show the Staged Changes resource group.",
 	"config.alwaysSignOff": "Controls the signoff flag for all commits.",
 	"config.ignoredRepositories": "List of git repositories to ignore.",
+	"config.scanRepositories": "List of paths to search for git repositories in.",
 	"config.showProgress": "Controls whether git actions should show progress.",
 	"config.rebaseWhenSync": "Use rebase instead of merge when running the sync command.",
 	"config.confirmEmptyCommits": "Always confirm the creation of empty commits.",

extensions/git/src/model.ts

@@ -108,6 +108,18 @@ export class Model {
 				children
 					.filter(child => child !== '.git')
 					.forEach(child => this.openRepository(path.join(root, child)));
+
+				const folderConfig = workspace.getConfiguration('git', folder.uri);
+				const paths = folderConfig.get<string[]>('scanRepositories') || [];
+
+				for (const possibleRepositoryPath of paths) {
+					if (path.isAbsolute(possibleRepositoryPath)) {
+						console.warn(localize('not supported', "Absolute paths not supported in 'git.scanRepositories' setting."));
+						continue;
+					}
+
+					this.openRepository(path.join(root, possibleRepositoryPath));
+				}
 			} catch (err) {
 				// noop
 			}