Is .g8 directory necessary?

Question

I've initialized a project with my build tool as follows

sbt new playframework/play-scala-seed.g8

Which correctly generated the project from the template I wanted. My only problem is that there's now a .g8 directory under my project

By peeking inside, it looks like it only has whatever is needed to genere the code from a template

Is it ok to delete? Should I commit it to my git repository? Thanks!

I think you should almost never commit files or directories starting with a `.`. — Jasper-M, Apr 05 '17 at 15:09

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 05 '17 at 15:13

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The project supports using giter8 to create scaffolds

So technically it is safe to delete, but you will lose the g8Scaffold form feature.

answered Apr 05 '17 at 15:13

Justin Kaeser

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Oh, taht explains why theres a `form` directory under `.g8`. Welp, I'm not creating any forms so I guess I'm good. Thanks – JSelser Apr 05 '17 at 18:01

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