.gitignore for Go Allow List

8 ignore rules for Go Allow List, ready to copy into your repository.

Go language allow list patterns

The complete .gitignore for Go Allow List

# Generated by LFGitignore - https://lfgitignore.com
# Created: 2026-08-05 01:33:50 UTC
# Technologies: Go Allow List

### Go Allow List ###
*
!/.gitignore
!*.go
!go.sum
!go.mod
!README.md
!LICENSE
!*/

What these Go Allow List rules actually ignore

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

Ignore everything

Pattern What it ignores
* Ignore everything

But not these files...

Pattern What it ignores
!/.gitignore But not these files...
!*.go But not these files...
!go.sum But not these files...
!go.mod But not these files...
!README.md But not these files...
!LICENSE But not these files...
!*/ ...even if they are in subdirectories

How to use this .gitignore for Go Allow List

  1. Copy the Go Allow List 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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