bazelbuild/bazel

user.bazelrc or .bazelrc.user?

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#28,839 opened on Feb 28, 2026

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Problem description (include actual vs expected text, if applicable):

Bazel best practices recommends

try-import %workspace%/user.bazelrc

But rules-template has

try-import %workspace%/.bazelrc.user

Which is it? It would be nice to be consistent, for users to be able to override project flags in a predictable location.

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Research direction
Check the official Bazel documentation and the rules template repository to determine which filename is standard, then update the inconsistent source to match.
Tech stack
java
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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2
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Under 1 hour
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Active
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Clear
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80