diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# ignore these directories
+/.git
+/recipes
+
+# ignore generated files
+*.elc
+
+# eask packages
+.eask/
+dist/
+
+# packaging
+*-autoloads.el
+*-pkg.el