diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+*.swp
+*.swo
+*.o
+*.lo
+bin/*
+!bin/Makefile.am
+.prepared*
+.built*
+.configured*
+.dep_files
+ABOUT-NLS
+INSTALL
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache/
+compile
+config.log
+config.rpath
+config.status
+configure
+depcomp
+install-sh
+ipkg-*/
+missing
+.deps/
+.dirstamp
+.git_update
+.pkgdir/
+json/tr*/
+json/tr*.xls
+tools/tr*/
+tools/iopsys*.xml