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Maven .gitignore Template

Maven target build directory and dependency log files. 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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### Maven ###
target/
pom.xml.tag
pom.xml.releaseBackup
pom.xml.versionsBackup
pom.xml.next
release.properties
dependency-reduced-pom.xml
buildNumber.properties
.mvn/timing.properties
# https://maven.apache.org/tools/wrapper/#Usage_with_or_without_Binary_JAR
.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
# Eclipse m2e generated files
# Eclipse Core
.project
# JDT-specific (Eclipse Java Development Tools)
.classpath
19 lines•UTF-8
Deterministic

Raw Maven .gitignore

Crawlable upstream source template
maven.gitignore•18 lines•UTF-8
target/
pom.xml.tag
pom.xml.releaseBackup
pom.xml.versionsBackup
pom.xml.next
release.properties
dependency-reduced-pom.xml
buildNumber.properties
.mvn/timing.properties
# https://maven.apache.org/tools/wrapper/#Usage_with_or_without_Binary_JAR
.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
# Eclipse m2e generated files
# Eclipse Core
.project
# JDT-specific (Eclipse Java Development Tools)
.classpath

Key Pattern Breakdown

Build Outputs & Compiled Artifacts

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

target/buildNumber.properties

Source & Verification

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.