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-# gitignore
-.gitignore
-
-# html files by doxygen
-doxygen/html/
-
-# latex files by doxygen
-doxygen/latex/Makefile
-doxygen/latex/*.tex
-doxygen/latex/*.sty
-doxygen/latex/*.aux
-doxygen/latex/*.idx
-doxygen/latex/*.ilg
-doxygen/latex/*.ing
-doxygen/latex/*.log
-doxygen/latex/*.out
-doxygen/latex/*.toc
-doxygen/latex/*.ind
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