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+*~
+*.co
+*.diff
+*.deb
+*.tar.gz
+*.tar.bz2
+*.dsc
+*.changes
+*.gcda
+*.gcov
+*.gcno
+*.generated.dot
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*.tmp
+*.orig
+*.patch
+!debian/patches/*.patch
+*.rej
+*.rpm
+*.pyc
+cscope.*
+gmon.out
+py-compile
+tags
+__pycache__/
+wheelhouse/
+.pytest_cache/
+
+# Files generated by crashed programs
+vgcore.*
+core
+*.core
+
+# Files generated by running tests
+*.log
+/src/td
+
+# alpine abuild things
+.abuild/
+alpine/APKBUILD
+
+# specific local dir files
+/build-doc
+
+# where is this from?
+web/*.html
+
+# dir from coverity tools
+cov-int/
+
+# gtags(1) generated files
+GPATH
+GRTAGS
+GSYMS
+GTAGS
+/examples/librados/.libs/
+/examples/librados/librados_hello_world
+/examples/librados/librados_hello_world_c
+
+# common cmake build dir
+/build
+/build.*
+
+# editor backup files etc.
+\#*\#
+
+.idea
+
+.vscode
+
+# dashboard
+/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/frontend/.protractor-report
+/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/frontend/src/environments/environment.ts
+/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/frontend/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
+/src/pybind/mgr/dashboard/frontend/src/locale/messages.xlf
+
+# mypy cache
+.mypy_cache/
+
+# boost
+/src/boost/b2
+/src/boost/bin.v2/
+/src/boost/libs/config/checks/architecture/bin/
+/src/boost/project-config.jam
+/src/boost/project-config.jam.1
+/src/boost/stage/
+/src/boost/tools/build/src/engine/b2
+/src/boost/tools/build/src/engine/bjam
+