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+# 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
+
+# OS generated files
+.DS_Store
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+env/
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+.venv
+venv/
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*.cover
+.hypothesis/
+
+# Logs and other temporary files
+*.log
+*.retry
+*.swp
+
+# track these files, if they exist
+!.gitignore
+
+# engine temporary files
+engine/inventory/inventory.ini
+engine/inventory/bifrost_inventory.py
+engine/inventory/group_vars/all/pdf.yaml
+engine/inventory/group_vars/all/idf.yaml