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icon: IconDirectory
title: '.output'
head.title: Output directory
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# Output directory

The `.output/` directory is created by Nuxt when building your application for production.

::alert{type=warning}
You should not touch any files inside since the whole directory will be re-create when running `nuxt build`
::

This directory is made to be used when deploying your Nuxt application to production, learn more in our [deployment section](/docs/deployment).