diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..448668577b5a00ec14ce582567753b185de56bd8
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+# Generated by Cargo
+# will have compiled files and executables
+/target/
+
+Cargo.lock
+
+# These are backup files generated by rustfmt
+**/*.rs.bk