diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+*-*.c
+*-*.h
+viewporter.c
+viewporter.h
+*._man
+short_types.txt
+shaders.h
+transfer_atoms.h
+Makefile
+*.bak
+12to11
+*.o
+vgcore*
+massif*
+callgrind*
+drm_modifiers.h