diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..08907b3
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+*.o
+*.a
+archive/
+test/
+website/
+zs-*
+idee
+boxes-addin-info/
+delme/
+doc/boxes.1
+doc/*.tar.gz
+press/
+*.tar.gz
+src/boxes
+src/boxes.h
+src/lex.yy.c
+src/parser.h
+src/parser.c