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+# gitignore template for TwinCAT
+# website: https://www.beckhoff.com/twincat/
+#
+# Recommended: VisualStudio.gitignore
+
+# TwinCAT files
+*.tpy
+*.tclrs
+*.compiled-library
+*.compileinfo
+*.tmc
+*.library
+_Boot/
+_CompileInfo/
+_Libraries/
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