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+# Generated by Cargo
+
+# will have compiled files and executables
+
+debug/
+
+target/
+
+
+
+# Remove Cargo.lock from gitignore if creating an executable, leave it for libraries
+
+# More information here https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/guide/cargo-toml-vs-cargo-lock.html
+
+Cargo.lock
+
+
+
+# These are backup files generated by rustfmt
+
+**/*.rs.bk
+
+
+
+# MSVC Windows builds of rustc generate these, which store debugging information
+
+*.pdb