diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+DatabaseContrib.md5
+DatabaseContrib.sha1
+DatabaseContrib.tgz
+DatabaseContrib.txt
+DatabaseContrib.zip
+DatabaseContrib_installer
+DatabaseContrib_installer.pl