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+# This file uses .gitignore syntax:
+#
+# To ignore a file anywhere it occurs in your project, enter a
+# glob pattern here. E.g. "*.min.js".
+#
+# To ignore a directory anywhere it occurs in your project, add
+# a trailing slash to the file name. E.g. "dist/".
+#
+# To ignore a file or directory only relative to the project root,
+# include a slash anywhere except the last character. E.g.
+# "/dist/", or "src/generated".
+#
+# Some parts of .gitignore syntax are not supported, and patterns
+# using this syntax will be dropped from the ignore list:
+# - Explicit "include syntax", e.g. "!kept/".
+# - Multi-character expansion syntax, e.g. "*.py[cod]"
+#
+# To include ignore patterns from another file, start a line
+# with ':include', followed by the path of the file. E.g.
+# ":include path/to/other/ignore/file".
+#
+# To ignore a file with a literal ':' character, escape it with
+# a backslash, e.g. "\:foo".
+
+# Ignore git items
+.gitignore
+.git/
+:include .gitignore
+
+#spl files may contain eval and other statements that should NOT trigger semgrep warnings
+*.spl
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