diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..3910d12
--- /dev/null
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+CVS
+.config
+~$*
+.DS_Store
+.metadata
+.actionScriptProperties
+.#*
+*~
+*.o
+*.swf
+*.swp
+*.rej
+*.log
+*.pem
+*old
+*bak
+*diff
+*orig
+src/match
+src/tests/parser/testParser
+src/tests/testMatch