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+syntax: glob
+
+# Unixen
+*.o
+src/vim
+src/xxd/xxd
+
+# We do need src/auto/configure and src/auto/config.mk.
+src/auto/osdef.h
+src/auto/config.aap
+src/auto/config.cache
+src/auto/config.h
+src/auto/config.log
+src/auto/config.status
+src/auto/configure.aap
+src/auto/link.log
+src/auto/link.sed
+src/auto/pathdef.c
+
+# Windows
+.hgignore
+*.exe
+*.idb
+*.manifest
+*.exp
+*.obj
+*.pdb
+*.ilk
+*.sln
+*.suo
+*.res
+*.RES
+src/pathdef.c
+gvimext.dll
+gvimext.lib
+
+# All platforms
+*.rej
+*.orig
+*.mo
+*~