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-*.class
-
-# Mobile Tools for Java (J2ME)
-.mtj.tmp/
-
-# Package Files #
-*.jar
-*.war
-*.ear
-
-# virtual machine crash logs, see http://www.java.com/en/download/help/error_hotspot.xml
-hs_err_pid*
-
-*~
-
-# eclipse ignore
-*.settings/*
-/.project
-/.classpath
-/.tomcatplugin
-
-# maven ignore
-target/*
-
-# other ignore
-*.log
-*.tmp
-Thumbs.db