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+# ### Project specific ###
+syntax: regexp
+.git/
+
+# ### Project independed ###
+syntax: glob
+
+# Mercurial
+*.orig
+
+# Maven
+release.properties
+target/
+
+# IntelliJ IDEA
+.idea/
+*.iml
+
+# Temporary files used by the vim editor.
+.*.swp
+# Backup files left behind by the Emacs editor.
+*~
+# Lock files used by the Emacs editor.
+.\#*
+
+# Random OS stuff
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+