.gitignore for Metals

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

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The complete .gitignore for Metals

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# Created: 2026-08-05 02:28:01 UTC
# Technologies: Metals

### Metals ###
.metals/
.bloop/
.ammonite/
metals.sbt

What these Metals rules actually ignore

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

Reference: https://scalameta.org/metals/docs/editors/vscode#files-and-directories-to-include-in-your

Pattern What it ignores
.metals/ Reference: https://scalameta.org/metals/docs/editors/vscode#files-and-directories-to-include-in-your
.bloop/ Reference: https://scalameta.org/metals/docs/editors/vscode#files-and-directories-to-include-in-your
.ammonite/ Reference: https://scalameta.org/metals/docs/editors/vscode#files-and-directories-to-include-in-your
metals.sbt Reference: https://scalameta.org/metals/docs/editors/vscode#files-and-directories-to-include-in-your

How to use this .gitignore for Metals

  1. Copy the Metals 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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