diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+/nbproject/private/Auf Branch master
+/activesync/
+/api/js/ckeditor/
+/api/src/Db/ADOdb/
+/archive/
+/authors.txt
+/authors.xml
+/bookmarks/
+/courseprotocol/
+/ecoman/
+/esyncpro/
+/etemplate/
+/eventmgr/
+/ewawi/
+/eworkflow/
+/groups/
+/header.inc.php
+/jdots/
+/licenses/
+/managementserver/
+/nbproject/
+/news_admin/
+/node_modules/
+/outdated/
+/phpbrain/
+/phpfreechat/
+/phpgwapi/
+/polls/
+/projectmanager/
+/ranking/
+/records/
+/registration/
+/sambaadmin/
+/sitemgr/
+/stylite/
+/tracker/
+/usage/
+/vendor/
+/wiki/
+