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navigation.icon: IconDirectory
title: ".nuxt"
description: "Nuxt uses the .nuxt/ directory in development to generate your Vue application."
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head.title: ".nuxt/"
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---
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# .nuxt Directory
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Nuxt uses the `.nuxt/` directory in development to generate your Vue application.
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::alert{type=warning}
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You should not touch any files inside since the whole directory will be re-created when running `nuxt dev` .
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::
This directory is interesting if you want to learn more about the files Nuxt generates based on your directory structure.
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## Virtual File System
Nuxt also provides a Virtual File System (VFS) for modules to add templates to this directory without writing them to disk. You can explore the generated files by navigating to < http: / / localhost:3000 / _vfs >
