gitignore for Go missing necessary files

[wathika-eng]

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How do I submit a new .gitignore template?
A: Please submit all new templates to @toptal/gitignore.

Q: How do I suggest modifications to existing .gitignore templates?
A: Modifications should come in the form of pull requests at @toptal/gitignore.

Issue

Development Environment:

• Machine: Ubuntu
• Operating System: Ubuntu 24.10
• Web Browser: Google Chrome
• Go Version: 1.23

Expected Behavior:

The .gitignore template for Go projects should exclude common files and directories like:

• .env files (which often contain sensitive environment variables)
• ./main (commonly used binary output)
• build/ (directory for compiled binaries)
• tmp/ (temporary files)

Actual Behavior:

The default Go .gitignore template does not exclude the following:

• .env
• ./main
• build/
• tmp/

Reproduction Steps:

1. Create a new Go project and initialize a Git repository:

   go mod init example.com/myapp  
   git init

2. Go to https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/ and request for a new .gitignore file for Go/Goland: https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/go,goland

3. Install air and initialize .air.toml file

4. Add a .env file, test your app and build it for production.

Expected behaviour: