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Go .gitignore Template

Go compiled binaries, test artifacts, and workspace configuration. Generated and merged deterministically with upstream GitHub repository patterns to keep your repository clean of package directories, temporary build artifacts, and local environment files.

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Go compiled binaries, test artifacts, and workspace configuration

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.gitignore

13 rules•1 template

1### Go ###
2# If you prefer the allow list template instead of the deny list, see community template:
3# https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/community/Golang/Go.AllowList.gitignore
4#
5# Binaries for programs and plugins
6*.exe
7*.exe~
8*.dll
9*.so
10*.dylib
11 
12# Test binary, built with `go test -c`
13*.test
14 
15# Code coverage profiles and other test artifacts
16*.out
17coverage.*
18*.coverprofile
19profile.cov
20 
21# Dependency directories (remove the comment below to include it)
22# vendor/
23 
24# Go workspace file
25go.work
26go.work.sum
27 
28# env file
29.env
30 
31# Editor/IDE
32# .idea/
33# .vscode/
34

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Raw Go .gitignore

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go.gitignore•33 lines•UTF-8

1# If you prefer the allow list template instead of the deny list, see community template:
2# https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/community/Golang/Go.AllowList.gitignore
3#
4# Binaries for programs and plugins
5*.exe
6*.exe~
7*.dll
8*.so
9*.dylib
10 
11# Test binary, built with `go test -c`
12*.test
13 
14# Code coverage profiles and other test artifacts
15*.out
16coverage.*
17*.coverprofile
18profile.cov
19 
20# Dependency directories (remove the comment below to include it)
21# vendor/
22 
23# Go workspace file
24go.work
25go.work.sum
26 
27# env file
28.env
29 
30# Editor/IDE
31# .idea/
32# .vscode/
33

Key Pattern Breakdown

Build Outputs & Compiled Artifacts

Generated binary files, compilation targets, and distribution bundles that can be reliably reproduced from source.

*.exe*.exe~*.dll*.so*.out

Environment Secrets & Local Overrides

Local environment configurations, secrets, and credentials intended to protect developer-specific settings from exposure.

.env

Execution Caches & Runtime Logs

Diagnostic logs, runtime metadata, test coverage reports, and incremental compiler caches that cause noisy repository diffs.

coverage.*

Source & Verification

Source: GitHub gitignore (main)

License: CC0-1.0

Place this file in the root directory of your project as .gitignore. Changes take effect on newly added or untracked files.

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Go .gitignore Template

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Key Pattern Breakdown

Build Outputs & Compiled Artifacts

Environment Secrets & Local Overrides

Execution Caches & Runtime Logs

Source & Verification

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