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TS6114
TypeScriptERRORNotableConfigHIGH confidence

Unknown option 'excludes'. Did you mean 'exclude'?

Production Risk

Build will fail; resolve before shipping.

What this means

A compiler configuration error (TS6114): Unknown option 'excludes'. Did you mean 'exclude'?. This diagnostic is emitted by the TypeScript compiler when unknown option 'excludes'. Did you mean 'exclude'?.

Why it happens
  1. 1Incorrect TypeScript syntax or type usage
  2. 2Type mismatch between declared and actual value
How to reproduce

TypeScript compiler reports TS6114 during type checking.

trigger — this will error
trigger — this will error
// Triggers TS6114
// Unknown option 'excludes'. Did you mean 'exclude'?

expected output

error TS6114: Unknown option 'excludes'. Did you mean 'exclude'?

Fix

Fix the tsconfig.json option

WHEN When a compiler option is invalid or missing

Fix the tsconfig.json option
// tsconfig.json
{
  "compilerOptions": {
    // Review and correct the flagged option
  }
}
// Run: npx tsc --showConfig to see effective config

Why this works

TypeScript validates tsconfig.json options; check the official tsconfig reference for valid values.

Sources
Official documentation ↗

TypeScript Compiler Diagnostics

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