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+# unwanted binaries
+**.pdf
+./assigments/01/01_1
+
+# c++ compiling files
+**.o
+**.cmake
+**CMakeCache.txt
+
+# latex compiling files
+**.toc
+**.out
+**.log
+**.aux
+**.nlo
+**.nls
+**.ilg
+**.loe
+
+# other temp files
+**.swp
+**.OLD
+