diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
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-# Ignore the following files
-*~
-*.[oa]
-*.diff
-*.kate-swp
-*.kdev4
-.kdev_include_paths
-*.kdevelop.pcs
-*.moc
-*.moc.cpp
-*.orig
-*.user
-.*.swp
-.swp.*
-Doxyfile
-Makefile
-avail
-random_seed
-/build*/
-CMakeLists.txt.user*
-*.unc-backup*