.gitignore for Bazel

4 ignore rules for Bazel, ready to copy into your repository.

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The complete .gitignore for Bazel

# Generated by LFGitignore - https://lfgitignore.com
# Created: 2026-08-05 02:27:10 UTC
# Technologies: Bazel

### Bazel ###
/bazel-*
/.ijwb/
/.aswb/
/.clwb/

What these Bazel rules actually ignore

Every pattern below, and why it belongs in your .gitignore.

General

Pattern What it ignores
/bazel-* Ignore all bazel-* symlinks. There is no full list since this can change based on the name of the directory bazel is cloned into.
/.ijwb/ Directories for the Bazel IntelliJ plugin containing the generated IntelliJ project files and plugin configuration. Separate directories are for the IntelliJ, Android Studio and CLion versions of the plugin.
/.aswb/ General
/.clwb/ General

How to use this .gitignore for Bazel

  1. Copy the Bazel rules above, or download the file directly.
  2. Create a file named .gitignore at the root of your Git repository and paste the rules into it.
  3. If some of those files are already tracked, run git rm -r --cached . then commit again — Git only applies ignore rules to untracked files.
  4. Commit the .gitignore so everyone on the team shares the same rules.

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