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Visual Studio .gitignore Template

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1### Visual Studio ###
2## Ignore Visual Studio temporary files, build results, and
3## files generated by popular Visual Studio add-ons.
4##
5## Get latest from https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/VisualStudio.gitignore
6 
7# User-specific files
8*.rsuser
9*.suo
10*.user
11*.userosscache
12*.sln.docstates
13*.env
14 
15# User-specific files (MonoDevelop/Xamarin Studio)
16*.userprefs
17 
18# Mono auto generated files
19mono_crash.*
20 
21# Build results
22[Dd]ebug/
23[Dd]ebugPublic/
24[Rr]elease/
25[Rr]eleases/
26 
27[Dd]ebug/x64/
28[Dd]ebugPublic/x64/
29[Rr]elease/x64/
30[Rr]eleases/x64/
31bin/x64/
32obj/x64/
33 
34[Dd]ebug/x86/
35[Dd]ebugPublic/x86/
36[Rr]elease/x86/
37[Rr]eleases/x86/
38bin/x86/
39obj/x86/
40 
41[Ww][Ii][Nn]32/
42[Aa][Rr][Mm]/
43[Aa][Rr][Mm]64/
44[Aa][Rr][Mm]64[Ee][Cc]/
45bld/
46[Oo]bj/
47[Oo]ut/
48[Ll]og/
49[Ll]ogs/
50 
51# Build results on 'Bin' directories
52**/[Bb]in/*
53# Uncomment if you have tasks that rely on *.refresh files to move binaries
54# (https://github.com/github/gitignore/pull/3736)
55#!**/[Bb]in/*.refresh
56 
57# Visual Studio 2015/2017 cache/options directory
58.vs/
59# Uncomment if you have tasks that create the project's static files in wwwroot
60#wwwroot/
61 
62# Visual Studio 2017 auto generated files
63Generated\ Files/
64 
65# MSTest test Results
66[Tt]est[Rr]esult*/
67[Bb]uild[Ll]og.*
68*.trx
69 
70# NUnit
71*.VisualState.xml
72TestResult.xml
73nunit-*.xml
74 
75# Approval Tests result files
76*.received.*
77 
78# Build Results of an ATL Project
79[Dd]ebugPS/
80[Rr]eleasePS/
81dlldata.c
82 
83# Benchmark Results
84BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/
85 
86# .NET Core
87project.lock.json
88project.fragment.lock.json
89artifacts/
90.artifacts/
91 
92# ASP.NET Scaffolding
93ScaffoldingReadMe.txt
94 
95# StyleCop
96StyleCopReport.xml
97 
98# Files built by Visual Studio
99*_i.c
100*_p.c
101*_h.h
102*.ilk
103*.meta
104*.obj
105*.idb
106*.iobj
107*.pch
108*.pdb
109*.ipdb
110*.pgc
111*.pgd
112*.rsp
113# but not Directory.Build.rsp, as it configures directory-level build defaults
114!Directory.Build.rsp
115*.sbr
116*.tlb
117*.tli
118*.tlh
119*.tmp
120*.tmp_proj
121*_wpftmp.csproj
122*.log
123*.tlog
124*.vspscc
125*.vssscc
126.builds
127*.pidb
128*.svclog
129*.scc
130 
131# Chutzpah Test files
132_Chutzpah*
133 
134# Visual C++ cache files
135ipch/
136*.aps
137*.ncb
138*.opendb
139*.opensdf
140*.sdf
141*.cachefile
142*.VC.db
143*.VC.VC.opendb
144 
145# Visual Studio profiler
146*.psess
147*.vsp
148*.vspx
149*.sap
150 
151# Visual Studio Trace Files
152*.e2e
153 
154# TFS 2012 Local Workspace
155$tf/
156 
157# Guidance Automation Toolkit
158*.gpState
159 
160# ReSharper is a .NET coding add-in
161_ReSharper*/
162*.[Rr]e[Ss]harper
163*.DotSettings.user
164 
165# TeamCity is a build add-in
166_TeamCity*
167 
168# DotCover is a Code Coverage Tool
169*.dotCover
170 
171# AxoCover is a Code Coverage Tool
172.axoCover/*
173!.axoCover/settings.json
174 
175# Coverlet is a free, cross platform Code Coverage Tool
176coverage*.json
177coverage*.xml
178coverage*.info
179 
180# Visual Studio code coverage results
181*.coverage
182*.coveragexml
183 
184# NCrunch
185_NCrunch_*
186.NCrunch_*
187.*crunch*.local.xml
188nCrunchTemp_*
189 
190# MightyMoose
191*.mm.*
192AutoTest.Net/
193 
194# Web workbench (sass)
195.sass-cache/
196 
197# Installshield output folder
198[Ee]xpress/
199 
200# DocProject is a documentation generator add-in
201DocProject/buildhelp/
202DocProject/Help/*.HxT
203DocProject/Help/*.HxC
204DocProject/Help/*.hhc
205DocProject/Help/*.hhk
206DocProject/Help/*.hhp
207DocProject/Help/Html2
208DocProject/Help/html
209 
210# Click-Once directory
211publish/
212 
213# Publish Web Output
214*.[Pp]ublish.xml
215*.azurePubxml
216# Note: Comment the next line if you want to checkin your web deploy settings,
217# but database connection strings (with potential passwords) will be unencrypted
218*.pubxml
219*.publishproj
220 
221# Microsoft Azure Web App publish settings. Comment the next line if you want to
222# checkin your Azure Web App publish settings, but sensitive information contained
223# in these scripts will be unencrypted
224PublishScripts/
225 
226# NuGet Packages
227*.nupkg
228# NuGet Symbol Packages
229*.snupkg
230# The packages folder can be ignored because of Package Restore
231**/[Pp]ackages/*
232# except build/, which is used as an MSBuild target.
233!**/[Pp]ackages/build/
234# Uncomment if necessary however generally it will be regenerated when needed
235#!**/[Pp]ackages/repositories.config
236# NuGet v3's project.json files produces more ignorable files
237*.nuget.props
238*.nuget.targets
239 
240# Microsoft Azure Build Output
241csx/
242*.build.csdef
243 
244# Microsoft Azure Emulator
245ecf/
246rcf/
247 
248# Windows Store app package directories and files
249AppPackages/
250BundleArtifacts/
251Package.StoreAssociation.xml
252_pkginfo.txt
253*.appx
254*.appxbundle
255*.appxupload
256 
257# Visual Studio cache files
258# files ending in .cache can be ignored
259*.[Cc]ache
260# but keep track of directories ending in .cache
261!?*.[Cc]ache/
262 
263# Others
264ClientBin/
265~$*
266*~
267*.dbmdl
268*.dbproj.schemaview
269*.jfm
270*.pfx
271*.publishsettings
272orleans.codegen.cs
273 
274# Including strong name files can present a security risk
275# (https://github.com/github/gitignore/pull/2483#issue-259490424)
276#*.snk
277 
278# Since there are multiple workflows, uncomment next line to ignore bower_components
279# (https://github.com/github/gitignore/pull/1529#issuecomment-104372622)
280#bower_components/
281 
282# RIA/Silverlight projects
283Generated_Code/
284 
285# Backup & report files from converting an old project file
286# to a newer Visual Studio version. Backup files are not needed,
287# because we have git ;-)
288_UpgradeReport_Files/
289Backup*/
290UpgradeLog*.XML
291UpgradeLog*.htm
292ServiceFabricBackup/
293*.rptproj.bak
294 
295# SQL Server files
296*.mdf
297*.ldf
298*.ndf
299 
300# Business Intelligence projects
301*.rdl.data
302*.bim.layout
303*.bim_*.settings
304*.rptproj.rsuser
305*- [Bb]ackup.rdl
306*- [Bb]ackup ([0-9]).rdl
307*- [Bb]ackup ([0-9][0-9]).rdl
308 
309# Microsoft Fakes
310FakesAssemblies/
311 
312# GhostDoc plugin setting file
313*.GhostDoc.xml
314 
315# Node.js Tools for Visual Studio
316.ntvs_analysis.dat
317node_modules/
318 
319# Visual Studio 6 build log
320*.plg
321 
322# Visual Studio 6 workspace options file
323*.opt
324 
325# Visual Studio 6 auto-generated workspace file (contains which files were open etc.)
326*.vbw
327 
328# Visual Studio 6 workspace and project file (working project files containing files to include in project)
329*.dsw
330*.dsp
331 
332# Visual Studio 6 technical files
333 
334# Visual Studio LightSwitch build output
335**/*.HTMLClient/GeneratedArtifacts
336**/*.DesktopClient/GeneratedArtifacts
337**/*.DesktopClient/ModelManifest.xml
338**/*.Server/GeneratedArtifacts
339**/*.Server/ModelManifest.xml
340_Pvt_Extensions
341 
342# Paket dependency manager
343**/.paket/paket.exe
344paket-files/
345 
346# FAKE - F# Make
347**/.fake/
348 
349# CodeRush personal settings
350**/.cr/personal
351 
352# Python Tools for Visual Studio (PTVS)
353**/__pycache__/
354*.pyc
355 
356# Cake - Uncomment if you are using it
357#tools/**
358#!tools/packages.config
359 
360# Tabs Studio
361*.tss
362 
363# Telerik's JustMock configuration file
364*.jmconfig
365 
366# BizTalk build output
367*.btp.cs
368*.btm.cs
369*.odx.cs
370*.xsd.cs
371 
372# OpenCover UI analysis results
373OpenCover/
374 
375# Azure Stream Analytics local run output
376ASALocalRun/
377 
378# MSBuild Binary and Structured Log
379*.binlog
380MSBuild_Logs/
381 
382# AWS SAM Build and Temporary Artifacts folder
383.aws-sam
384 
385# NVidia Nsight GPU debugger configuration file
386*.nvuser
387 
388# MFractors (Xamarin productivity tool) working folder
389**/.mfractor/
390 
391# Local History for Visual Studio
392**/.localhistory/
393 
394# Visual Studio History (VSHistory) files
395.vshistory/
396 
397# BeatPulse healthcheck temp database
398healthchecksdb
399 
400# Backup folder for Package Reference Convert tool in Visual Studio 2017
401MigrationBackup/
402 
403# Ionide (cross platform F# VS Code tools) working folder
404**/.ionide/
405 
406# Fody - auto-generated XML schema
407FodyWeavers.xsd
408 
409# VS Code files for those working on multiple tools
410.vscode/*
411!.vscode/settings.json
412!.vscode/tasks.json
413!.vscode/launch.json
414!.vscode/extensions.json
415!.vscode/*.code-snippets
416 
417# Local History for Visual Studio Code
418.history/
419 
420# Built Visual Studio Code Extensions
421*.vsix
422 
423# Windows Installer files from build outputs
424*.cab
425*.msi
426*.msix
427*.msm
428*.msp
429 
430# Official VS Code C# Dev Kit Extension exclusion
431#*.lscache
432

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1## Ignore Visual Studio temporary files, build results, and
2## files generated by popular Visual Studio add-ons.
3##
4## Get latest from https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/VisualStudio.gitignore
5 
6# User-specific files
7*.rsuser
8*.suo
9*.user
10*.userosscache
11*.sln.docstates
12*.env
13 
14# User-specific files (MonoDevelop/Xamarin Studio)
15*.userprefs
16 
17# Mono auto generated files
18mono_crash.*
19 
20# Build results
21[Dd]ebug/
22[Dd]ebugPublic/
23[Rr]elease/
24[Rr]eleases/
25 
26[Dd]ebug/x64/
27[Dd]ebugPublic/x64/
28[Rr]elease/x64/
29[Rr]eleases/x64/
30bin/x64/
31obj/x64/
32 
33[Dd]ebug/x86/
34[Dd]ebugPublic/x86/
35[Rr]elease/x86/
36[Rr]eleases/x86/
37bin/x86/
38obj/x86/
39 
40[Ww][Ii][Nn]32/
41[Aa][Rr][Mm]/
42[Aa][Rr][Mm]64/
43[Aa][Rr][Mm]64[Ee][Cc]/
44bld/
45[Oo]bj/
46[Oo]ut/
47[Ll]og/
48[Ll]ogs/
49 
50# Build results on 'Bin' directories
51**/[Bb]in/*
52# Uncomment if you have tasks that rely on *.refresh files to move binaries
53# (https://github.com/github/gitignore/pull/3736)
54#!**/[Bb]in/*.refresh
55 
56# Visual Studio 2015/2017 cache/options directory
57.vs/
58# Uncomment if you have tasks that create the project's static files in wwwroot
59#wwwroot/
60 
61# Visual Studio 2017 auto generated files
62Generated\ Files/
63 
64# MSTest test Results
65[Tt]est[Rr]esult*/
66[Bb]uild[Ll]og.*
67*.trx
68 
69# NUnit
70*.VisualState.xml
71TestResult.xml
72nunit-*.xml
73 
74# Approval Tests result files
75*.received.*
76 
77# Build Results of an ATL Project
78[Dd]ebugPS/
79[Rr]eleasePS/
80dlldata.c
81 
82# Benchmark Results
83BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/
84 
85# .NET Core
86project.lock.json
87project.fragment.lock.json
88artifacts/
89.artifacts/
90 
91# ASP.NET Scaffolding
92ScaffoldingReadMe.txt
93 
94# StyleCop
95StyleCopReport.xml
96 
97# Files built by Visual Studio
98*_i.c
99*_p.c
100*_h.h
101*.ilk
102*.meta
103*.obj
104*.idb
105*.iobj
106*.pch
107*.pdb
108*.ipdb
109*.pgc
110*.pgd
111*.rsp
112# but not Directory.Build.rsp, as it configures directory-level build defaults
113!Directory.Build.rsp
114*.sbr
115*.tlb
116*.tli
117*.tlh
118*.tmp
119*.tmp_proj
120*_wpftmp.csproj
121*.log
122*.tlog
123*.vspscc
124*.vssscc
125.builds
126*.pidb
127*.svclog
128*.scc
129 
130# Chutzpah Test files
131_Chutzpah*
132 
133# Visual C++ cache files
134ipch/
135*.aps
136*.ncb
137*.opendb
138*.opensdf
139*.sdf
140*.cachefile
141*.VC.db
142*.VC.VC.opendb
143 
144# Visual Studio profiler
145*.psess
146*.vsp
147*.vspx
148*.sap
149 
150# Visual Studio Trace Files
151*.e2e
152 
153# TFS 2012 Local Workspace
154$tf/
155 
156# Guidance Automation Toolkit
157*.gpState
158 
159# ReSharper is a .NET coding add-in
160_ReSharper*/
161*.[Rr]e[Ss]harper
162*.DotSettings.user
163 
164# TeamCity is a build add-in
165_TeamCity*
166 
167# DotCover is a Code Coverage Tool
168*.dotCover
169 
170# AxoCover is a Code Coverage Tool
171.axoCover/*
172!.axoCover/settings.json
173 
174# Coverlet is a free, cross platform Code Coverage Tool
175coverage*.json
176coverage*.xml
177coverage*.info
178 
179# Visual Studio code coverage results
180*.coverage
181*.coveragexml
182 
183# NCrunch
184_NCrunch_*
185.NCrunch_*
186.*crunch*.local.xml
187nCrunchTemp_*
188 
189# MightyMoose
190*.mm.*
191AutoTest.Net/
192 
193# Web workbench (sass)
194.sass-cache/
195 
196# Installshield output folder
197[Ee]xpress/
198 
199# DocProject is a documentation generator add-in
200DocProject/buildhelp/
201DocProject/Help/*.HxT
202DocProject/Help/*.HxC
203DocProject/Help/*.hhc
204DocProject/Help/*.hhk
205DocProject/Help/*.hhp
206DocProject/Help/Html2
207DocProject/Help/html
208 
209# Click-Once directory
210publish/
211 
212# Publish Web Output
213*.[Pp]ublish.xml
214*.azurePubxml
215# Note: Comment the next line if you want to checkin your web deploy settings,
216# but database connection strings (with potential passwords) will be unencrypted
217*.pubxml
218*.publishproj
219 
220# Microsoft Azure Web App publish settings. Comment the next line if you want to
221# checkin your Azure Web App publish settings, but sensitive information contained
222# in these scripts will be unencrypted
223PublishScripts/
224 
225# NuGet Packages
226*.nupkg
227# NuGet Symbol Packages
228*.snupkg
229# The packages folder can be ignored because of Package Restore
230**/[Pp]ackages/*
231# except build/, which is used as an MSBuild target.
232!**/[Pp]ackages/build/
233# Uncomment if necessary however generally it will be regenerated when needed
234#!**/[Pp]ackages/repositories.config
235# NuGet v3's project.json files produces more ignorable files
236*.nuget.props
237*.nuget.targets
238 
239# Microsoft Azure Build Output
240csx/
241*.build.csdef
242 
243# Microsoft Azure Emulator
244ecf/
245rcf/
246 
247# Windows Store app package directories and files
248AppPackages/
249BundleArtifacts/
250Package.StoreAssociation.xml
251_pkginfo.txt
252*.appx
253*.appxbundle
254*.appxupload
255 
256# Visual Studio cache files
257# files ending in .cache can be ignored
258*.[Cc]ache
259# but keep track of directories ending in .cache
260!?*.[Cc]ache/
261 
262# Others
263ClientBin/
264~$*
265*~
266*.dbmdl
267*.dbproj.schemaview
268*.jfm
269*.pfx
270*.publishsettings
271orleans.codegen.cs
272 
273# Including strong name files can present a security risk
274# (https://github.com/github/gitignore/pull/2483#issue-259490424)
275#*.snk
276 
277# Since there are multiple workflows, uncomment next line to ignore bower_components
278# (https://github.com/github/gitignore/pull/1529#issuecomment-104372622)
279#bower_components/
280 
281# RIA/Silverlight projects
282Generated_Code/
283 
284# Backup & report files from converting an old project file
285# to a newer Visual Studio version. Backup files are not needed,
286# because we have git ;-)
287_UpgradeReport_Files/
288Backup*/
289UpgradeLog*.XML
290UpgradeLog*.htm
291ServiceFabricBackup/
292*.rptproj.bak
293 
294# SQL Server files
295*.mdf
296*.ldf
297*.ndf
298 
299# Business Intelligence projects
300*.rdl.data
301*.bim.layout
302*.bim_*.settings
303*.rptproj.rsuser
304*- [Bb]ackup.rdl
305*- [Bb]ackup ([0-9]).rdl
306*- [Bb]ackup ([0-9][0-9]).rdl
307 
308# Microsoft Fakes
309FakesAssemblies/
310 
311# GhostDoc plugin setting file
312*.GhostDoc.xml
313 
314# Node.js Tools for Visual Studio
315.ntvs_analysis.dat
316node_modules/
317 
318# Visual Studio 6 build log
319*.plg
320 
321# Visual Studio 6 workspace options file
322*.opt
323 
324# Visual Studio 6 auto-generated workspace file (contains which files were open etc.)
325*.vbw
326 
327# Visual Studio 6 workspace and project file (working project files containing files to include in project)
328*.dsw
329*.dsp
330 
331# Visual Studio 6 technical files
332*.ncb
333*.aps
334 
335# Visual Studio LightSwitch build output
336**/*.HTMLClient/GeneratedArtifacts
337**/*.DesktopClient/GeneratedArtifacts
338**/*.DesktopClient/ModelManifest.xml
339**/*.Server/GeneratedArtifacts
340**/*.Server/ModelManifest.xml
341_Pvt_Extensions
342 
343# Paket dependency manager
344**/.paket/paket.exe
345paket-files/
346 
347# FAKE - F# Make
348**/.fake/
349 
350# CodeRush personal settings
351**/.cr/personal
352 
353# Python Tools for Visual Studio (PTVS)
354**/__pycache__/
355*.pyc
356 
357# Cake - Uncomment if you are using it
358#tools/**
359#!tools/packages.config
360 
361# Tabs Studio
362*.tss
363 
364# Telerik's JustMock configuration file
365*.jmconfig
366 
367# BizTalk build output
368*.btp.cs
369*.btm.cs
370*.odx.cs
371*.xsd.cs
372 
373# OpenCover UI analysis results
374OpenCover/
375 
376# Azure Stream Analytics local run output
377ASALocalRun/
378 
379# MSBuild Binary and Structured Log
380*.binlog
381MSBuild_Logs/
382 
383# AWS SAM Build and Temporary Artifacts folder
384.aws-sam
385 
386# NVidia Nsight GPU debugger configuration file
387*.nvuser
388 
389# MFractors (Xamarin productivity tool) working folder
390**/.mfractor/
391 
392# Local History for Visual Studio
393**/.localhistory/
394 
395# Visual Studio History (VSHistory) files
396.vshistory/
397 
398# BeatPulse healthcheck temp database
399healthchecksdb
400 
401# Backup folder for Package Reference Convert tool in Visual Studio 2017
402MigrationBackup/
403 
404# Ionide (cross platform F# VS Code tools) working folder
405**/.ionide/
406 
407# Fody - auto-generated XML schema
408FodyWeavers.xsd
409 
410# VS Code files for those working on multiple tools
411.vscode/*
412!.vscode/settings.json
413!.vscode/tasks.json
414!.vscode/launch.json
415!.vscode/extensions.json
416!.vscode/*.code-snippets
417 
418# Local History for Visual Studio Code
419.history/
420 
421# Built Visual Studio Code Extensions
422*.vsix
423 
424# Windows Installer files from build outputs
425*.cab
426*.msi
427*.msix
428*.msm
429*.msp
430 
431# Official VS Code C# Dev Kit Extension exclusion
432#*.lscache
433

Key Pattern Breakdown

Dependencies & Package Registries

External libraries and package manager directories installed locally rather than stored in version control.

AppPackages/node_modules/

Build Outputs & Compiled Artifacts

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

bin/x64/obj/x64/bin/x86/obj/x86/*.obj*.iobj+2 more

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.

*.userosscache*.tmp*.tmp_proj*_wpftmp.csproj*.log*.cachefile+2 more

Operating System & Workspace Files

Editor-specific workspace configuration and OS filesystem metadata generated automatically by host operating systems.

.vscode/*!.vscode/settings.json!.vscode/tasks.json!.vscode/launch.json!.vscode/extensions.json!.vscode/*.code-snippets

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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