diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# copied from eclipse.platform.debug/.gitignore
+/*/bin/ 
+*~ 
+*.rej 
+*.bak 
+javacore.* 
+heapdump.* 
+core.* 
+Snap.*
+
+# suggested by github
+*.log
+*.sql
+*.sqlite
+.DS_Store
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+Icon?
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
+desktop.ini
+*.stackdump
+
+#from many .cvsignore files
+build.xml
+temp.folder
+@dot
+src.zip
+.fbwarnings
+javaCompiler...args