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+# Binaries for programs and plugins
+*.exe
+*.dll
+*.so
+*.dylib
+homemaker
+
+# Test binary, build with `go test -c`
+*.test
+
+# Output of the go coverage tool, specifically when used with LiteIDE
+*.out
+
+# Project-local glide cache, RE: https://github.com/Masterminds/glide/issues/736
+.glide/
+
+# Temporary and swap files
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~