diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 00000000..8fb3e498
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+#*
+*~
+vhdl/iseconfig/
+vhdl/working/
+
+src/scripts/CMakeCache.txt
+src/scripts/CMakeFiles/
+src/scripts/Makefile
+src/scripts/cmake_install.cmake
+src/scripts/kernel*.img
+src/scripts/rgb-to-hdmi
+src/scripts/rgb_to_hdmi.cbp
+src/scripts/releases/
+src/scripts/gitversion.h
+not_in_git/