@cspell/eslint-plugin: Difference between dictionaries & custom word list file

[OrRosenblatt]

Just curious, what's the difference between dictionaries & customWordListFile in the @cspell/eslint-plugin? Are ultimately they execute the same checks? Is any of them more recommended when used in combination with VSCode cspell extension?

[Jason3S]

There are three settings:

• customWordListFile - a quick way to specify a dictionary and enabling it.
• dictionaries - this setting allows you to enable/disable named dictionaries.
  For example dictionaries: ['lorem-ipsum'], would enable the lorem-ipsum dictionary.
  To disable a dictionary, start the name with !, like this:
  dictionaries: ['!softwareTerms'],
  The cspell trace --all command can give a list of known dictionary names.
• dictionaryDefinitions - this setting allows you to define a named dictionary.