diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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-# Compiled source #
-###################
-*.com
-*.class
-*.dll
-*.exe
-*.o
-*.so
- 
-# Packages #
-############
-# it's better to unpack these files and commit the raw source
-# git has its own built in compression methods
-*.7z
-*.dmg
-*.gz
-*.iso
-*.jar
-*.rar
-*.tar
-*.zip
- 
-# Logs and databases #
-######################
-*.log
-*.sql
-*.sqlite
- 
-# OS generated files #
-######################
-.DS_Store
-.DS_Store?
-._*
-.Spotlight-V100
-.Trashes
-ehthumbs.db
-Thumbs.db
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