diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 1179050c..00000000
--- a/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
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-target
-*~
-*.iml
-*.ipr
-*.iws
-.idea
-.svn
-.classpath
-.project
-.settings
-catalog.xml
-nbactions.xml
-nbproject
-private
-profiles.xml
-Thumbs.db
-.DS_Store
-/.metadata/
-.run/