diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+favicon.*
+.htconfig.php
+\#*
+*.log
+*.out
+*.version*
+favicon.*
+*~
+
+#ignore reports, should be generted with every build
+report/
+
+#ignore config files from eclipse, we don't want IDE files in our repository
+.project
+.buildpath
+.externalToolBuilders
+.settings
+#ignore OSX .DS_Store files 
+.DS_Store
+
+/nbproject/private/
+
+#ignore smarty cache
+/view/smarty3/compiled/
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