diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+MANIFEST.bak
+sandbox
+Sandbox
+examples
+todo.org
+build
+log
+blib
+MYMETA*
+Makefile
+MANIFEST
+pm_to_blib
+cover_db
+nytprof.out
+nytprof
+\#*#
+*.tar.gz
+*~
+*.sqlite
+*.log
+*.db
+*.old
+*.tmp
+*.cache
+.*
+!.github
+!.gitignore