Exactly what dotnet new gitignore writes with the .NET 10.0.3xx SDK (259 patterns), checked by a test. Save it as .gitignore next to your .sln or .slnx file, at the root of the repository.
## Ignore Visual Studio temporary files, build results, and
## files generated by popular Visual Studio add-ons.
##
## Get latest from `dotnet new gitignore`
# dotenv files
.env
# User-specific files
*.rsuser
*.suo
*.user
*.userosscache
*.sln.docstates
# User-specific files (MonoDevelop/Xamarin Studio)
*.userprefs
# Mono auto generated files
mono_crash.*
# Build results
[Dd]ebug/
[Dd]ebugPublic/
[Rr]elease/
[Rr]eleases/
x64/
x86/
[Ww][Ii][Nn]32/
[Aa][Rr][Mm]/
[Aa][Rr][Mm]64/
bld/
[Bb]in/
[Oo]bj/
[Ll]og/
[Ll]ogs/
# Visual Studio 2015/2017 cache/options directory
.vs/
# Uncomment if you have tasks that create the project's static files in wwwroot
#wwwroot/
# Visual Studio 2017 auto generated files
Generated\ Files/
# MSTest test Results
[Tt]est[Rr]esult*/
[Bb]uild[Ll]og.*
# NUnit
*.VisualState.xml
TestResult.xml
nunit-*.xml
# Build Results of an ATL Project
[Dd]ebugPS/
[Rr]eleasePS/
dlldata.c
# Benchmark Results
BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/
# .NET
project.lock.json
project.fragment.lock.json
artifacts/
# Tye
.tye/
# ASP.NET Scaffolding
ScaffoldingReadMe.txt
# StyleCop
StyleCopReport.xml
# Files built by Visual Studio
*_i.c
*_p.c
*_h.h
*.ilk
*.meta
*.obj
*.iobj
*.pch
*.pdb
*.ipdb
*.pgc
*.pgd
*.rsp
# but not Directory.Build.rsp, as it configures directory-level build defaults
!Directory.Build.rsp
*.sbr
*.tlb
*.tli
*.tlh
*.tmp
*.tmp_proj
*_wpftmp.csproj
*.log
*.tlog
*.vspscc
*.vssscc
.builds
*.pidb
*.svclog
*.scc
# Chutzpah Test files
_Chutzpah*
# Visual C++ cache files
ipch/
*.aps
*.ncb
*.opendb
*.opensdf
*.sdf
*.cachefile
*.VC.db
*.VC.VC.opendb
# Visual Studio profiler
*.psess
*.vsp
*.vspx
*.sap
# Visual Studio Trace Files
*.e2e
# TFS 2012 Local Workspace
$tf/
# Guidance Automation Toolkit
*.gpState
# ReSharper is a .NET coding add-in
_ReSharper*/
*.[Rr]e[Ss]harper
*.DotSettings.user
# TeamCity is a build add-in
_TeamCity*
# DotCover is a Code Coverage Tool
*.dotCover
# AxoCover is a Code Coverage Tool
.axoCover/*
!.axoCover/settings.json
# Coverlet is a free, cross platform Code Coverage Tool
coverage*.json
coverage*.xml
coverage*.info
# Visual Studio code coverage results
*.coverage
*.coveragexml
# NCrunch
_NCrunch_*
.*crunch*.local.xml
nCrunchTemp_*
# MightyMoose
*.mm.*
AutoTest.Net/
# Web workbench (sass)
.sass-cache/
# Installshield output folder
[Ee]xpress/
# DocProject is a documentation generator add-in
DocProject/buildhelp/
DocProject/Help/*.HxT
DocProject/Help/*.HxC
DocProject/Help/*.hhc
DocProject/Help/*.hhk
DocProject/Help/*.hhp
DocProject/Help/Html2
DocProject/Help/html
# Click-Once directory
publish/
# Publish Web Output
*.[Pp]ublish.xml
*.azurePubxml
# Note: Comment the next line if you want to checkin your web deploy settings,
# but database connection strings (with potential passwords) will be unencrypted
*.pubxml
*.publishproj
# Microsoft Azure Web App publish settings. Comment the next line if you want to
# checkin your Azure Web App publish settings, but sensitive information contained
# in these scripts will be unencrypted
PublishScripts/
# NuGet Packages
*.nupkg
# NuGet Symbol Packages
*.snupkg
# The packages folder can be ignored because of Package Restore
**/[Pp]ackages/*
# except build/, which is used as an MSBuild target.
!**/[Pp]ackages/build/
# Uncomment if necessary however generally it will be regenerated when needed
#!**/[Pp]ackages/repositories.config
# NuGet v3's project.json files produces more ignorable files
*.nuget.props
*.nuget.targets
# Microsoft Azure Build Output
csx/
*.build.csdef
# Microsoft Azure Emulator
ecf/
rcf/
# Windows Store app package directories and files
AppPackages/
BundleArtifacts/
Package.StoreAssociation.xml
_pkginfo.txt
*.appx
*.appxbundle
*.appxupload
# Visual Studio cache files
# files ending in .cache can be ignored
*.[Cc]ache
# but keep track of directories ending in .cache
!?*.[Cc]ache/
# Others
ClientBin/
~$*
*~
*.dbmdl
*.dbproj.schemaview
*.jfm
*.pfx
*.publishsettings
orleans.codegen.cs
# Including strong name files can present a security risk
# (https://github.com/github/gitignore/pull/2483#issue-259490424)
#*.snk
# Since there are multiple workflows, uncomment next line to ignore bower_components
# (https://github.com/github/gitignore/pull/1529#issuecomment-104372622)
#bower_components/
# RIA/Silverlight projects
Generated_Code/
# Backup & report files from converting an old project file
# to a newer Visual Studio version. Backup files are not needed,
# because we have git ;-)
_UpgradeReport_Files/
Backup*/
UpgradeLog*.XML
UpgradeLog*.htm
ServiceFabricBackup/
*.rptproj.bak
# SQL Server files
*.mdf
*.ldf
*.ndf
# Business Intelligence projects
*.rdl.data
*.bim.layout
*.bim_*.settings
*.rptproj.rsuser
*- [Bb]ackup.rdl
*- [Bb]ackup ([0-9]).rdl
*- [Bb]ackup ([0-9][0-9]).rdl
# Microsoft Fakes
FakesAssemblies/
# GhostDoc plugin setting file
*.GhostDoc.xml
# Node.js Tools for Visual Studio
.ntvs_analysis.dat
node_modules/
# Visual Studio 6 build log
*.plg
# Visual Studio 6 workspace options file
*.opt
# Visual Studio 6 auto-generated workspace file (contains which files were open etc.)
*.vbw
# Visual Studio 6 auto-generated project file (contains which files were open etc.)
*.vbp
# Visual Studio 6 workspace and project file (working project files containing files to include in project)
*.dsw
*.dsp
# Visual Studio 6 technical files
*.ncb
*.aps
# Visual Studio LightSwitch build output
**/*.HTMLClient/GeneratedArtifacts
**/*.DesktopClient/GeneratedArtifacts
**/*.DesktopClient/ModelManifest.xml
**/*.Server/GeneratedArtifacts
**/*.Server/ModelManifest.xml
_Pvt_Extensions
# Paket dependency manager
.paket/paket.exe
paket-files/
# FAKE - F# Make
.fake/
# CodeRush personal settings
.cr/personal
# Python Tools for Visual Studio (PTVS)
__pycache__/
*.pyc
# Cake - Uncomment if you are using it
# tools/**
# !tools/packages.config
# Tabs Studio
*.tss
# Telerik's JustMock configuration file
*.jmconfig
# BizTalk build output
*.btp.cs
*.btm.cs
*.odx.cs
*.xsd.cs
# OpenCover UI analysis results
OpenCover/
# Azure Stream Analytics local run output
ASALocalRun/
# MSBuild Binary and Structured Log
*.binlog
# NVidia Nsight GPU debugger configuration file
*.nvuser
# MFractors (Xamarin productivity tool) working folder
.mfractor/
# Local History for Visual Studio
.localhistory/
# Visual Studio History (VSHistory) files
.vshistory/
# BeatPulse healthcheck temp database
healthchecksdb
# Backup folder for Package Reference Convert tool in Visual Studio 2017
MigrationBackup/
# Ionide (cross platform F# VS Code tools) working folder
.ionide/
# Fody - auto-generated XML schema
FodyWeavers.xsd
# VS Code files for those working on multiple tools
.vscode/*
!.vscode/settings.json
!.vscode/tasks.json
!.vscode/launch.json
!.vscode/extensions.json
*.code-workspace
# Local History for Visual Studio Code
.history/
# Windows Installer files from build outputs
*.cab
*.msi
*.msix
*.msm
*.msp
# JetBrains Rider
*.sln.iml
.idea/
##
## Visual studio for Mac
##
# globs
Makefile.in
*.userprefs
*.usertasks
config.make
config.status
aclocal.m4
install-sh
autom4te.cache/
*.tar.gz
tarballs/
test-results/
# content below from: https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/Global/macOS.gitignore
# General
.DS_Store
.AppleDouble
.LSOverride
# Icon must end with two \r
Icon
# Thumbnails
._*
# Files that might appear in the root of a volume
.DocumentRevisions-V100
.fseventsd
.Spotlight-V100
.TemporaryItems
.Trashes
.VolumeIcon.icns
.com.apple.timemachine.donotpresent
# Directories potentially created on remote AFP share
.AppleDB
.AppleDesktop
Network Trash Folder
Temporary Items
.apdisk
# content below from: https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/Global/Windows.gitignore
# Windows thumbnail cache files
Thumbs.db
ehthumbs.db
ehthumbs_vista.db
# Dump file
*.stackdump
# Folder config file
[Dd]esktop.ini
# Recycle Bin used on file shares
$RECYCLE.BIN/
# Windows Installer files
*.cab
*.msi
*.msix
*.msm
*.msp
# Windows shortcuts
*.lnk
# Vim temporary swap files
*.swp
Section by section
The same lines, grouped by what they are for.
The header
Where the file comes from. The same list is on GitHub as github/gitignore's VisualStudio.gitignore; the SDK template adds .NET, macOS and Windows entries.
## Ignore Visual Studio temporary files, build results, and
## files generated by popular Visual Studio add-ons.
##
## Get latest from `dotnet new gitignore`
Secrets and your own settings
Files that belong to one developer or hold secrets: .env files, Visual Studio's per-user settings (.suo, .user) and its hidden .vs folder, Rider's .idea folder, and VS Code's folder except the shared settings, tasks, launch and extensions files. *.pfx certificates, *.publishsettings and publish profiles (*.pubxml) are in the publishing group below; they can contain credentials too. The .vs block also has a commented-out wwwroot/ line: uncomment it only if a build step generates your whole wwwroot folder.
# dotenv files
.env
# User-specific files
*.rsuser
*.suo
*.user
*.userosscache
*.sln.docstates
# User-specific files (MonoDevelop/Xamarin Studio)
*.userprefs
# Visual Studio 2015/2017 cache/options directory
.vs/
# Uncomment if you have tasks that create the project's static files in wwwroot
#wwwroot/
# ReSharper is a .NET coding add-in
_ReSharper*/
*.[Rr]e[Ss]harper
*.DotSettings.user
# GhostDoc plugin setting file
*.GhostDoc.xml
# CodeRush personal settings
.cr/personal
# Tabs Studio
*.tss
# Telerik's JustMock configuration file
*.jmconfig
# NVidia Nsight GPU debugger configuration file
*.nvuser
# MFractors (Xamarin productivity tool) working folder
.mfractor/
# Local History for Visual Studio
.localhistory/
# Visual Studio History (VSHistory) files
.vshistory/
# Ionide (cross platform F# VS Code tools) working folder
.ionide/
# VS Code files for those working on multiple tools
.vscode/*
!.vscode/settings.json
!.vscode/tasks.json
!.vscode/launch.json
!.vscode/extensions.json
*.code-workspace
# Local History for Visual Studio Code
.history/
# JetBrains Rider
*.sln.iml
.idea/
Build output
Everything a build creates: bin/ and obj/ (in any letter case, hence [Bb]in/), Debug and Release folders, the artifacts/ folder of the .NET 8+ artifacts output layout, symbol files (*.pdb), logs and binary build logs (*.binlog), and C++ intermediates. None of it should be committed: every machine and CI run rebuilds it. *.rsp is ignored except Directory.Build.rsp, which holds shared dotnet build arguments.
# Mono auto generated files
mono_crash.*
# Build results
[Dd]ebug/
[Dd]ebugPublic/
[Rr]elease/
[Rr]eleases/
x64/
x86/
[Ww][Ii][Nn]32/
[Aa][Rr][Mm]/
[Aa][Rr][Mm]64/
bld/
[Bb]in/
[Oo]bj/
[Ll]og/
[Ll]ogs/
# Visual Studio 2017 auto generated files
Generated\ Files/
# Build Results of an ATL Project
[Dd]ebugPS/
[Rr]eleasePS/
dlldata.c
# .NET
project.lock.json
project.fragment.lock.json
artifacts/
# Files built by Visual Studio
*_i.c
*_p.c
*_h.h
*.ilk
*.meta
*.obj
*.iobj
*.pch
*.pdb
*.ipdb
*.pgc
*.pgd
*.rsp
# but not Directory.Build.rsp, as it configures directory-level build defaults
!Directory.Build.rsp
*.sbr
*.tlb
*.tli
*.tlh
*.tmp
*.tmp_proj
*_wpftmp.csproj
*.log
*.tlog
*.vspscc
*.vssscc
.builds
*.pidb
*.svclog
*.scc
# Visual C++ cache files
ipch/
*.aps
*.ncb
*.opendb
*.opensdf
*.sdf
*.cachefile
*.VC.db
*.VC.VC.opendb
# Visual Studio cache files
# files ending in .cache can be ignored
*.[Cc]ache
# but keep track of directories ending in .cache
!?*.[Cc]ache/
# MSBuild Binary and Structured Log
*.binlog
# Fody - auto-generated XML schema
FodyWeavers.xsd
# Windows Installer files from build outputs
*.cab
*.msi
*.msix
*.msm
*.msp
Tests, coverage and benchmarks
Results that tests, coverage tools and profilers write on each run: TestResults/, coverage*.json and coverage*.xml from Coverlet, *.coverage from Visual Studio, BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/. Publish them from CI as artifacts instead of committing them.
# MSTest test Results
[Tt]est[Rr]esult*/
[Bb]uild[Ll]og.*
# NUnit
*.VisualState.xml
TestResult.xml
nunit-*.xml
# Benchmark Results
BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/
# Chutzpah Test files
_Chutzpah*
# Visual Studio profiler
*.psess
*.vsp
*.vspx
*.sap
# Visual Studio Trace Files
*.e2e
# DotCover is a Code Coverage Tool
*.dotCover
# AxoCover is a Code Coverage Tool
.axoCover/*
!.axoCover/settings.json
# Coverlet is a free, cross platform Code Coverage Tool
coverage*.json
coverage*.xml
coverage*.info
# Visual Studio code coverage results
*.coverage
*.coveragexml
# NCrunch
_NCrunch_*
.*crunch*.local.xml
nCrunchTemp_*
# MightyMoose
*.mm.*
AutoTest.Net/
# OpenCover UI analysis results
OpenCover/
Publishing and packages
Publish output (publish/), publish profiles (*.pubxml, which can hold deployment credentials), Azure publish settings, NuGet packages you build (*.nupkg, *.snupkg), the old packages/ folder of packages.config projects, and signing certificates (*.pfx). Commit a *.pubxml only if it holds no secrets. The *.snk line is commented out on purpose: strong-name keys are usually committed, but see the linked discussion.
# Installshield output folder
[Ee]xpress/
# Click-Once directory
publish/
# Publish Web Output
*.[Pp]ublish.xml
*.azurePubxml
# Note: Comment the next line if you want to checkin your web deploy settings,
# but database connection strings (with potential passwords) will be unencrypted
*.pubxml
*.publishproj
# Microsoft Azure Web App publish settings. Comment the next line if you want to
# checkin your Azure Web App publish settings, but sensitive information contained
# in these scripts will be unencrypted
PublishScripts/
# NuGet Packages
*.nupkg
# NuGet Symbol Packages
*.snupkg
# The packages folder can be ignored because of Package Restore
**/[Pp]ackages/*
# except build/, which is used as an MSBuild target.
!**/[Pp]ackages/build/
# Uncomment if necessary however generally it will be regenerated when needed
#!**/[Pp]ackages/repositories.config
# NuGet v3's project.json files produces more ignorable files
*.nuget.props
*.nuget.targets
# Microsoft Azure Build Output
csx/
*.build.csdef
# Microsoft Azure Emulator
ecf/
rcf/
# Windows Store app package directories and files
AppPackages/
BundleArtifacts/
Package.StoreAssociation.xml
_pkginfo.txt
*.appx
*.appxbundle
*.appxupload
# Others
ClientBin/
~$*
*~
*.dbmdl
*.dbproj.schemaview
*.jfm
*.pfx
*.publishsettings
orleans.codegen.cs
# Including strong name files can present a security risk
# (https://github.com/github/gitignore/pull/2483#issue-259490424)
#*.snk
Databases
SQL Server data and log files (*.mdf, *.ldf, *.ndf), for example a LocalDB database attached from App_Data, and report and BI project caches. Keep the schema in EF Core migrations or a database project instead.
# SQL Server files
*.mdf
*.ldf
*.ndf
# Business Intelligence projects
*.rdl.data
*.bim.layout
*.bim_*.settings
*.rptproj.rsuser
*- [Bb]ackup.rdl
*- [Bb]ackup ([0-9]).rdl
*- [Bb]ackup ([0-9][0-9]).rdl
# BeatPulse healthcheck temp database
healthchecksdb
Visual Studio 6
Workspace and project files of Visual Studio 6 (1998). Harmless, and only relevant if you still maintain Visual Basic 6 or Visual C++ 6 code.
# Visual Studio 6 build log
*.plg
# Visual Studio 6 workspace options file
*.opt
# Visual Studio 6 auto-generated workspace file (contains which files were open etc.)
*.vbw
# Visual Studio 6 auto-generated project file (contains which files were open etc.)
*.vbp
# Visual Studio 6 workspace and project file (working project files containing files to include in project)
*.dsw
*.dsp
# Visual Studio 6 technical files
*.ncb
*.aps
Visual Studio for Mac and macOS
Visual Studio for Mac's files, and the files macOS Finder leaves in every folder (.DS_Store, ._* resource forks, Spotlight and Time Machine folders). Worth keeping even on a Windows team: one Mac contributor is enough to start committing them.
##
## Visual studio for Mac
##
# globs
Makefile.in
*.userprefs
*.usertasks
config.make
config.status
aclocal.m4
install-sh
autom4te.cache/
*.tar.gz
tarballs/
test-results/
# content below from: https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/Global/macOS.gitignore
# General
.DS_Store
.AppleDouble
.LSOverride
# Icon must end with two \r
Icon
# Thumbnails
._*
# Files that might appear in the root of a volume
.DocumentRevisions-V100
.fseventsd
.Spotlight-V100
.TemporaryItems
.Trashes
.VolumeIcon.icns
.com.apple.timemachine.donotpresent
# Directories potentially created on remote AFP share
.AppleDB
.AppleDesktop
Network Trash Folder
Temporary Items
.apdisk
Windows and editors
Explorer's thumbnail caches (Thumbs.db), desktop.ini, the recycle bin folder on shares, shortcuts (*.lnk), crash dumps (*.stackdump) and Vim swap files.
# content below from: https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/Global/Windows.gitignore
# Windows thumbnail cache files
Thumbs.db
ehthumbs.db
ehthumbs_vista.db
# Dump file
*.stackdump
# Folder config file
[Dd]esktop.ini
# Recycle Bin used on file shares
$RECYCLE.BIN/
# Windows Installer files
*.cab
*.msi
*.msix
*.msm
*.msp
# Windows shortcuts
*.lnk
# Vim temporary swap files
*.swp
Create it from the command line
dotnet new gitignore
Run it in the repository root. Visual Studio adds a similar file when you create a Git repository from the IDE. The template comes from GitHub's VisualStudio.gitignore, which is also what GitHub offers when you create a repository and pick VisualStudio.
How the patterns work
bin/: a trailing slash matches folders only, at any depth.[Bb]in/: a character set, so Bin/ and bin/ both match on case-sensitive file systems.*.user: * matches anything except a slash; **/ matches any number of folders.!Directory.Build.rsp: a leading ! re-includes something an earlier line excluded. It cannot re-include a file inside an excluded folder.#wwwroot/: lines starting with # are comments, so these are switched off until you remove the #.
To see which line ignores a file: git check-ignore -v path/to/file.
bin and obj are already committed
.gitignore only affects files Git does not track yet. Remove the tracked copies from the index (your files stay on disk), then commit:
git rm -r --cached .
git add .
git commit -m "Apply .gitignore"
What it does not cover
Secrets in appsettings.json: the file is committed on purpose, so keep secrets out of it (user secrets in development, environment variables or a key vault in production). User secrets live in your profile folder, outside the repository, so they need no entry. Add your own lines at the end for anything else your project generates, such as a local SQLite database (*.db) or a folder of uploads.
FAQ
How do I create a .gitignore for a .NET project?
Run dotnet new gitignore in the repository root. It writes the standard Visual Studio .gitignore, the same one shown on this page.
Should bin and obj be in .gitignore?
Yes. They hold build output and intermediate files that every build recreates, and committing them causes merge conflicts and bloated repositories.
Should the .vs folder be committed?
No. .vs holds Visual Studio's per-user caches and settings, and the template ignores it.
Is appsettings.json ignored?
No, and it should not be: it holds configuration the app needs. Keep secrets out of it with user secrets, environment variables or a key vault.
My bin folder is still tracked after adding .gitignore. Why?
.gitignore does not affect files already tracked. Run git rm -r --cached . then git add . and commit; the files stay on disk.
Where do I put the .gitignore?
In the repository root, usually next to the solution file. Git also reads .gitignore files in subfolders, which apply to that folder.
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