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--- a/.gitignore
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@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
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new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c96a04f0
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
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+!.gitignore
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new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c96a04f0
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
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+!.gitignore
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diff --git a/org.xpect.releng/xtext-examples/org.eclipse.xtext.example.arithmetics/xtend-gen/.gitignore b/org.xpect.releng/xtext-examples/org.eclipse.xtext.example.arithmetics/xtend-gen/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c96a04f0
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
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diff --git a/org.xpect.releng/xtext-examples/org.eclipse.xtext.example.domainmodel.tests/xtend-gen/.gitignore b/org.xpect.releng/xtext-examples/org.eclipse.xtext.example.domainmodel.tests/xtend-gen/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c96a04f0
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
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+!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/org.xpect.releng/xtext-examples/org.eclipse.xtext.example.domainmodel/xtend-gen/.gitignore b/org.xpect.releng/xtext-examples/org.eclipse.xtext.example.domainmodel/xtend-gen/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c96a04f0
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
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diff --git a/org.xpect.tests/xtend-gen/.gitignore b/org.xpect.tests/xtend-gen/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
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