.gitignore for Lua

27 ignore rules for Lua, ready to copy into your repository.

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The complete .gitignore for Lua

# Generated by LFGitignore - https://lfgitignore.com
# Created: 2026-08-05 01:27:17 UTC
# Technologies: Lua

### Lua ###
luac.out
# Object file
*.o
*.src.rock
*.ko
# ZIP archive
*.zip
# Object file
*.obj
# Gzipped tar archive
*.tar.gz
*.elf
*.gch
*.os
*.pch
# Library file
*.lib
# Static library
*.a
*.la
*.lo
# Dynamic link library
*.dll
*.def
# Shared object
*.so
*.exp
# Versioned shared object
*.so.*
# macOS dynamic library
*.dylib
# Windows executable
*.exe
# Compiler output
*.out
# Application bundle
*.app
# 32-bit x86 binary
*.i*86
# 64-bit x86 binary
*.x86_64
# Hex dump file
*.hex

What these Lua rules actually ignore

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

Compiled Lua sources

Pattern	What it ignores
`luac.out`	Compiled Lua sources
`*.src.rock`	luarocks build files
`*.zip`	ZIP archive
`*.tar.gz`	Gzipped tar archive

Object files

Pattern	What it ignores
`*.o`	Object file
`*.ko`	Object files
`*.obj`	Object file
`*.elf`	Object files
`*.os`	Object files

Precompiled Headers

Pattern	What it ignores
`*.gch`	Precompiled Headers
`*.pch`	Precompiled Headers

Libraries

Pattern	What it ignores
`*.lib`	Library file
`*.a`	Static library
`*.la`	Libraries
`*.lo`	Libraries
`*.def`	Libraries
`*.exp`	Libraries

Shared objects (inc. Windows DLLs)

Pattern	What it ignores
`*.dll`	Dynamic link library
`*.so`	Shared object
`.so.`	Versioned shared object
`*.dylib`	macOS dynamic library

Executables

Pattern	What it ignores
`*.exe`	Windows executable
`*.out`	Compiler output
`*.app`	Application bundle
`.i86`	32-bit x86 binary
`*.x86_64`	64-bit x86 binary
`*.hex`	Hex dump file

How to use this .gitignore for Lua

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

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