macOS .gitignore Template
The full, current macOS .gitignore template — copy it as-is, or head to the .gitignore Generator to merge it with other stacks into one file.
Template
# General .DS_Store .localized __MACOSX/ .AppleDouble .LSOverride Icon[ ] # Resource forks ._* # Files and directories that might appear in the root of a volume .DocumentRevisions-V100 .fseventsd .Spotlight-V100 .TemporaryItems .Trashes .VolumeIcon.icns .com.apple.timemachine.donotpresent .com.apple.timemachine.supported .PKInstallSandboxManager .PKInstallSandboxManager-SystemSoftware .hotfiles.btree .vol .file .disk_label* lost+found .HFS+ Private Directory Data[ ] # Directories potentially created on remote AFP share .AppleDB .AppleDesktop Network Trash Folder Temporary Items .apdisk # Mac OS 6 to 9 Desktop DB Desktop DF TheFindByContentFolder TheVolumeSettingsFolder .FBCIndex .FBCSemaphoreFile .FBCLockFolder # Quota system .quota.group .quota.user .quota.ops.group .quota.ops.user # TimeMachine Backups.backupdb .MobileBackups .MobileBackups.trash MobileBackups.trash tmbootpicker.efi
What each entry does
Why every line in this template is excluded, not just what it matches.
| Entry | Why it's excluded |
|---|---|
| .DS_Store | macOS Finder's per-folder metadata file (icon positions, view settings) — pure OS clutter with no project value. |
| .localized | Files matching .localized — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| __MACOSX/ | A generated/local directory (__MACOSX) — excluded because its contents are either build output or machine-specific state, not source you'd want to review in a diff. |
| .AppleDouble | Files matching .AppleDouble — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .LSOverride | Files matching .LSOverride — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| Icon[ | A generated/local directory (Icon[) — excluded because its contents are either build output or machine-specific state, not source you'd want to review in a diff. |
| ] | A generated/local directory (]) — excluded because its contents are either build output or machine-specific state, not source you'd want to review in a diff. |
| ._* | Files matching ._* — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .DocumentRevisions-V100 | Files matching .DocumentRevisions-V100 — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .fseventsd | Files matching .fseventsd — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .Spotlight-V100 | Files matching .Spotlight-V100 — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .TemporaryItems | Files matching .TemporaryItems — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .Trashes | Files matching .Trashes — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .VolumeIcon.icns | Files matching .VolumeIcon.icns — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .com.apple.timemachine.donotpresent | Files matching .com.apple.timemachine.donotpresent — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .com.apple.timemachine.supported | Files matching .com.apple.timemachine.supported — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .PKInstallSandboxManager | Files matching .PKInstallSandboxManager — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .PKInstallSandboxManager-SystemSoftware | Files matching .PKInstallSandboxManager-SystemSoftware — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .hotfiles.btree | Files matching .hotfiles.btree — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .vol | Files matching .vol — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .file | Files matching .file — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .disk_label* | Files matching .disk_label* — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| lost+found | A generated/local directory (lost+found) — excluded because its contents are either build output or machine-specific state, not source you'd want to review in a diff. |
| .HFS+ Private Directory Data[ | Files matching .HFS+ Private Directory Data[ — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .AppleDB | Files matching .AppleDB — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .AppleDesktop | Files matching .AppleDesktop — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| Network Trash Folder | A generated/local directory (Network Trash Folder) — excluded because its contents are either build output or machine-specific state, not source you'd want to review in a diff. |
| Temporary Items | A generated/local directory (Temporary Items) — excluded because its contents are either build output or machine-specific state, not source you'd want to review in a diff. |
| .apdisk | Files matching .apdisk — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| Desktop DB | A generated/local directory (Desktop DB) — excluded because its contents are either build output or machine-specific state, not source you'd want to review in a diff. |
| Desktop DF | A generated/local directory (Desktop DF) — excluded because its contents are either build output or machine-specific state, not source you'd want to review in a diff. |
| TheFindByContentFolder | A generated/local directory (TheFindByContentFolder) — excluded because its contents are either build output or machine-specific state, not source you'd want to review in a diff. |
| TheVolumeSettingsFolder | A generated/local directory (TheVolumeSettingsFolder) — excluded because its contents are either build output or machine-specific state, not source you'd want to review in a diff. |
| .FBCIndex | Files matching .FBCIndex — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .FBCSemaphoreFile | Files matching .FBCSemaphoreFile — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .FBCLockFolder | Files matching .FBCLockFolder — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .quota.group | Files matching .quota.group — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .quota.user | Files matching .quota.user — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .quota.ops.group | Files matching .quota.ops.group — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .quota.ops.user | Files matching .quota.ops.user — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| Backups.backupdb | Files matching Backups.backupdb — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .MobileBackups | Files matching .MobileBackups — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| .MobileBackups.trash | Files matching .MobileBackups.trash — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| MobileBackups.trash | Files matching MobileBackups.trash — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |
| tmbootpicker.efi | Files matching tmbootpicker.efi — a generated or machine-specific file type for this stack, safe to regenerate rather than track. |