diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
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-# ---> Linux
-*~
-
-# temporary files which can be created if a process still has a handle open of a deleted file
-.fuse_hidden*
-
-# KDE directory preferences
-.directory
-
-# Linux trash folder which might appear on any partition or disk
-.Trash-*
-
-# .nfs files are created when an open file is removed but is still being accessed
-.nfs*
-