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+# Ignore Mac temp files
+.DS_Store
+
+# Ignore Vim temporary files
+.*.sw?
+
+# Ignore changes to the JJB Configuration File
+jenkins.ini
+
+# We don't want .netrc files since they're credential files
+.netrc
+
+# Maven
+target/
+
+# Vagrant
+.vagrant
+
+# IntelliJ
+.idea/
+*.iml
+
+# Eclipse
+.project
+/.pydevproject
+
+# Python
+.tox/
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+
+onap_sandbox