diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+*.el
+*.ipr
+*.iws
+*.pif
+.ant.properties
+.classpath
+.project
+.settings
+bin
+apache-ant-1.*
+bootstrap
+build
+dist
+distribution
+java-repository
+patch.tar.gz
+patch.txt
+target
+velocity.log*
+lib/optional/*.jar
+src/tests/antunit/core/output
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