diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+/auto
+/lecture.notes
+/_region_.tex
+/talk.aux
+/talk-bak.tex
+/talk.log
+/talk.nav
+/talk.out
+/talk.pdf
+/talk.snm
+/talk.toc
+/talk.vrb