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+*~
+# temporary files which can be created if a process still has a handle open of a deleted file
+.fuse_hidden*
+# KDE directory preferences
+.directory
+# Linux trash folder which might appear on any partition or disk
+.Trash-*
+# User-specific stuff:
+.idea/workspace.xml
+.idea/tasks.xml
+.idea/dictionaries
+.idea/vcs.xml
+.idea/jsLibraryMappings.xml
+# Sensitive or high-churn files:
+.idea/dataSources.ids
+.idea/dataSources.xml
+.idea/dataSources.local.xml
+.idea/sqlDataSources.xml
+.idea/dynamic.xml
+.idea/uiDesigner.xml
+# Gradle:
+.idea/gradle.xml
+.idea/libraries
+# Mongo Explorer plugin:
+.idea/mongoSettings.xml
+## File-based project format:
+*.iws
+## Plugin-specific files:
+# IntelliJ
+/out/
+# mpeltonen/sbt-idea plugin
+.idea_modules/
+# JIRA plugin
+atlassian-ide-plugin.xml
+# Crashlytics plugin (for Android Studio and IntelliJ)
+com_crashlytics_export_strings.xml
+crashlytics.properties
+crashlytics-build.properties
+fabric.properties