diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 00000000..653ce8de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+
+/.settings
+/.buildpath
+/.project
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/.gitignore b/samples/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
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+
+*.odt
+*.docx
\ No newline at end of file