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Document build/ as reserved directory for static files
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update default ignored patterns
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keywords: ["exclude", "ignore", "gitignore", "drafts", "private"]
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The `.mintignore` file allows you to exclude specific files and directories in your documentation repository from being processed and published to your documentation site.

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Use `.mintignore` to keep drafts, internal notes, and source files out of your public documentation while maintaining them in your repository.

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- Don't appear in your published documentation.
- Aren't indexed for search.
- Aren't accessible to visitors.
- Are ignored by [broken link checks](/installation#find-broken-links). Links that point to ignored files are broken.

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## Default ignored patterns

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- `.claude`
- `.agents`
- `.idea`
- `.vscode`
- `node_modules`
- `build`
- `dist`
- `coverage`
- `.cache`
- `tmp`
- `temp`
- `README.md`
- `LICENSE.md`
- `CHANGELOG.md`
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<Note>
Unlike [hidden pages](/organize/hidden-pages), files excluded by `.mintignore`
are completely removed from your site and cannot be accessed by URL.

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## Pattern syntax
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