# Visual Studio

User-specific files

*.suo
*.user
*.userosscache
*.sln.docstates

User-specific files (MonoDevelop/Xamarin Studio)

*.userprefs

Build results

[Dd]ebug/
[Dd]ebugPublic/
[Rr]elease/
[Rr]eleases/
[Xx]/
[Xx]/
[Bb]uild/
bld/
[Bb]in/
[Oo]bj/

Visual Studio cache/options directory

.vs/

Uncomment if you have tasks that create the project's static files in wwwroot

#wwwroot/

MSTest test Results

[Tt]est[Rr]esult*/
[Bb]uild[Ll]og.*

NUNIT

*.VisualState.xml
TestResult.xml

Build Results of an ATL Project

[Dd]ebugPS/
[Rr]eleasePS/
dlldata.c

DNX

project.lock.json
artifacts/

*_i.c
*_p.c
*_i.h
*.ilk
*.meta
*.obj
*.pch
*.pdb
*.pgc
*.pgd
*.rsp
*.sbr
*.tlb
*.tli
*.tlh
*.tmp
*.tmp_proj
*.log
*.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

TFS Local Workspace

$tf/

Guidance Automation Toolkit

*.gpState

ReSharper is a .NET coding add-in

_ReSharper*/
*.[Rr]e[Ss]harper
*.DotSettings.user

JustCode is a .NET coding add-in

.JustCode

TeamCity is a build add-in

_TeamCity*

DotCover is a Code Coverage Tool

*.dotCover

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
*.publishproj
*.pubxml
PublishProfiles/
PublishScripts/

NuGet Packages

*.nupkg

The packages folder can be ignored because of Package Restore

**/packages/*

except build/, which is used as an MSBuild target.

!**/packages/build/

Uncomment if necessary however generally it will be regenerated when needed

#!**/packages/repositories.config

NuGet v3's project.json files produces more ignoreable files

*.nuget.props
*.nuget.targets

Microsoft Azure Build Output

csx/
*.build.csdef

Microsoft Azure Emulator

ecf/
rcf/

Windows Store app package directory

AppPackages/
BundleArtifacts/
Package.StoreAssociation.xml
_pkginfo.txt

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/
[Ss]tyle[Cc]op.*
~$*
*~
*.dbmdl
*.dbproj.schemaview
*.pfx
*.publishsettings
orleans.codegen.cs

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

SQL Server files

*.mdf
*.ldf

Business Intelligence projects

*.rdl.data
*.bim.layout
*.bim_*.settings

Microsoft Fakes

FakesAssemblies/

GhostDoc plugin setting file

*.GhostDoc.xml

Node.js Tools for Visual Studio

.ntvs_analysis.dat

Visual Studio build log

*.plg

Visual Studio workspace options file

*.opt

Visual Studio LightSwitch build output

**/*.HTMLClient/GeneratedArtifacts
**/*.DesktopClient/GeneratedArtifacts
**/*.DesktopClient/ModelManifest.xml
**/*.Server/GeneratedArtifacts
**/*.Server/ModelManifest.xml
_Pvt_Extensions

LightSwitch generated files

GeneratedArtifacts/
ModelManifest.xml

Paket dependency manager

.paket/paket.exe
paket-files/

FAKE - F# Make

.fake/

.DS_Store