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+# binaries (from `make all` / `make test-all`)
+/tx
+/rx
+/chat
+/bt
+/carrier
+/test/unit
+/test/integration
+/test/functional
+
+# object files
+*.o
+
+# generated blog output (from `make blog`)
+/web/blog/index.html
+/web/blog/001-volume-modem/
+/web/blog/002-sse-chatroom/