diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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-# Generated by Cargo
-# will have compiled files and executables
-/target/
-
-# Remove Cargo.lock from gitignore if creating an executable, leave it for libraries
-# More information here http://doc.crates.io/guide.html#cargotoml-vs-cargolock
-Cargo.lock
-
-# These are backup files generated by rustfmt
-**/*.rs.bk