diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+#ignore the tmp files when compiling the tex file
+*.aux
+*.log
+*.out
+#ignore the .swp file gernerated by Vim
+*.swp
+#ignore the file generated by compiler(gcc & g++)
+*.o
+*.s
+*.S