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+# Application configs #
+####################
+# these are just so that database credentials are not exposed
+# over Github. You can follow config/example.php for how to use
+# the configuration file.
+app/config/production.php
+app/config/development.php
+
+# Dot Files #
+#############
+# the gitignore bit is so that .gitignore is still committed if
+# it isn't already
+.*
+!/.gitignore
+
+# Compiled source #
+###################
+*.com
+*.class
+*.dll
+*.exe
+*.o
+*.so
+
+# Packages #
+############
+# it's better to unpack these files and commit the raw source
+# git has its own built in compression methods
+*.7z
+*.dmg
+*.gz
+*.iso
+*.jar
+*.rar
+*.tar
+*.zip
+
+# Logs and databases #
+######################
+*.log
+*.sql
+*.sqlite
+
+# OS generated files #
+######################
+.DS_Store
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
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