diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+*.o
+*.swo
+*.swp
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache/
+compile
+config.guess
+config.h
+config.h.in
+config.log
+config.status
+config.sub
+configure
+data/Makefile
+data/Makefile.in
+depcomp
+install-sh
+ltmain.sh
+m4/libtool.m4
+m4/ltoptions.m4
+m4/ltsugar.m4
+m4/ltversion.m4
+m4/lt~obsolete.m4
+missing
+src/Makefile
+src/Makefile.in
+src/bin/.deps/
+src/bin/Makefile
+src/bin/Makefile.in
+src/bin/expedite
+stamp-h1