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+# Ignore compiled artifacts and build directories
+/target/
+Cargo.lock
+
+# Ignore editor-specific temporary files
+**/*.rs.bk
+
+# Ignore generated documentation
+/target/doc/
+
+# Ignore generated binaries
+Cargo.toml.orig
+Cargo.toml.bk
+Cargo.lock.bk