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+# eclipse
+.classpath
+.project
+.settings
+
+# maven
+target/
+*/src/main/java/META-INF/
+*.versionsBackup
+*.releaseBackup
+bin/
+
+# common junk
+*.log
+*.diff
+*.patch
+*.sw[a-p]
+*.bak
+*.backup
+*.debug
+*.dump
+
+# vim 
+.*.sw[a-p]
+*~
+~*
+
+# intellij / android studio
+*.iml
+*.ipr
+*.iws
+.idea/
+
+# Mac filesystem dust
+.DS_Store
+
+# pmd
+.pmdruleset
+.pmd
+
+# netbeans
+/nbproject
+
+# merge tooling
+*.orig