diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index c142120..0000000
--- a/.gitignore
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-mvnw
-mvnw.cmd
-HELP.md
-target/
-!.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
-!**/src/main/**/target/
-!**/src/test/**/target/
-
-### STS ###
-.apt_generated
-.classpath
-.factorypath
-.project
-.settings
-.springBeans
-.sts4-cache
-
-### IntelliJ IDEA ###
-.idea
-*.iws
-*.iml
-*.ipr
-
-### NetBeans ###
-/nbproject/private/
-/nbbuild/
-/dist/
-/nbdist/
-/.nb-gradle/
-build/
-!**/src/main/**/build/
-!**/src/test/**/build/
-
-### VS Code ###
-.vscode/