diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+bowtie-align-l
+bowtie-align-l-debug
+bowtie-align-s
+bowtie-align-s-debug
+bowtie-build-l
+bowtie-build-l-debug
+bowtie-build-s
+bowtie-build-s-debug
+bowtie-inspect-l
+bowtie-inspect-l-debug
+bowtie-inspect-s
+bowtie-inspect-s-debug
+.tmp*
+*.dSYM
+*.xcodeproj
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