diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+*.cmd
+*.ko
+*.ko.unsigned
+*.mod.c
+*.o
+*.o.d
+*.orig
+*~
+.depend_adm
+.depend_d
+.directory
+.tmp_versions
+ibmvstgt/in-tree-patches
+iscsi-scst/include/iscsi_scst_itf_ver.h
+iscsi-scst/usr/iscsi-scst-adm
+iscsi-scst/usr/iscsi-scstd
+Module.markers
+Module.symvers
+modules.order
+MYMETA.json
+nightly/diff.short
+nightly/final
+nightly/new.short
+nightly/new.verbose
+nightly/nohup.out
+nightly/old.short
+nightly/old.verbose
+nightly/sendmail.log
+scst/include/scst_itf_ver.h
+scst/src/.tmp_versions/
+scstadmin/scstadmin.*/scst-*/blib
+scstadmin/scstadmin.*/scst-*/Makefile
+scstadmin/scstadmin.*/scst-*/MYMETA.yml
+scstadmin/scstadmin.*/scst-*/pm_to_blib
+srpt/build_mode
+TAGS