diff --git a/.gitignore b/.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*