Git ignore file for Xcode projects

Question

Which files should I include in .gitignore when using Git in conjunction with Xcode?

Answer 1

Adding a .gitignore file for

Mac OS X + Xcode + Swift

This is how I have added a .gitignore file into my Swift project:

1. Select you project in Xcode and right click → New Group → name it "Git"
2. Select the Git folder and right click → Add new file
3. Within the iOS tab → select Other → empty file

3. Give the file name here ".gitignore"

4. Confirm the file name and type

Here is the result structure:

5. Open the file and past the below code

---

# file

#########################################################################
#                                                                       #
#       Title         - .gitignore file                                 #
#       For           - Mac OS X, Xcode 7 and Swift Source projects     #
#       Updated by    - Ramdhan Choudhary                               #
#       Updated on    - 13 - November - 2015                            #
#                                                                       #
#########################################################################

########### Xcode ###########
# Xcode temporary files that should never be committed

## Build generated
build/
DerivedData

# NB: NIB/XIB files still exist even on Storyboard projects, so we want this
*~.nib
*.swp

## Various settings
*.pbxuser
!default.pbxuser
*.mode1v3
!default.mode1v3
*.mode2v3
!default.mode2v3
*.perspectivev3
!default.perspectivev3
xcuserdata

## Other
*.xccheckout
*.moved-aside
*.xcuserstate
*.xcscmblueprint
*.xcscheme

########### Mac OS X ###########
# Mac OS X temporary files that should never be committed

.DS_Store
.AppleDouble
.LSOverride

# Icon must end with two \r
Icon


# Thumbnails
._*

# Files that might appear in the root of a volume
.DocumentRevisions-V100
.fseventsd
.Spotlight-V100
.TemporaryItems
.Trashes
.VolumeIcon.icns

# Directories potentially created on remote AFP share
.AppleDB
.AppleDesktop
Network Trash Folder
Temporary Items
.apdisk

########## Objective-C/Swift specific ##########
*.hmap
*.ipa

# CocoaPods
#
# We recommend against adding the Pods directory to your .gitignore. However
# you should judge for yourself, the pros and cons are mentioned at:
# https://guides.cocoapods.org/using/using-cocoapods.html#should-i-check-the-pods-directory-into-source-control
#
# Pods/

# Carthage
#
# Add this line if you want to avoid checking in source code from Carthage dependencies.
# Carthage/Checkouts

Carthage/Build

# fastlane
#
# It is recommended to not store the screenshots in the Git repository. Instead, use fastlane to re-generate the

fastlane/report.xml
fastlane/screenshots

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Well, thanks to Adam. His answer helped me a lot, but still I had to add a few more entries as I wanted a .gitignore file for:

Mac OS X + Xcode + Swift

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