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+# Build outputs
+target/
+Cargo.lock
+
+# IDE
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# OS
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# DotMigrate
+.dotmigrate/
+backups/
+*.bak
+
+# Local files
+dotfiles/