1. How to turn off rcov for specific sections in a file:
Start and end with :
#:nocov:
in your file.
2. How to exclude files from rcov:
In spec directory, edit rcov.opts
append our path of files to –exclude option. Eg: –exclude “helpers/*,app/sweepers/*”.
Reference
http://psixty.wordpress.com/2010/06/22/how-to-exclude-files-in-rcova-code-coverage-tool-in-ruby/