Limit clang-tidy results to specific files/directories?

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dealing with a large code-base, I’d like to activate clang-tidy, but only for certain subdirectories. Is this possible using either the .clangd config or .clang-tidy? Alternatively, is there a way to manually/on-demand enable clang-tidy for a TU when I decide I want to see the diags?

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You can use a .clangd file that looks like:

Diagnostics:
  ClangTidy:
    Remove: "*"
---
If:
  PathMatch: my/fancy/subdir/.*
Diagnostics:
  ClangTidy:
    Add: [modernize-*, readability-*]
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perfect - thank you!