diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7d14ca3aa..f40b286b1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -62,35 +62,20 @@ cmake_install.cmake
 cmake_clean.cmake
 *.build
 Makefile
-
 C/myabsmi.c
-
 *.ctags#
-
 *.hs
-
-packages/bdd/CMakeFiles/CMakeDirectoryInformation.cmake
-
+CMakeFiles
 *.make
-
 C/new_iop.c
-
 *.pdf
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 *.log
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 *.orig
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 JIT/HPP/#JIT_In#
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 *.text
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-CMakeLists.txt.user.378dfb0
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-CMakeLists.txt.user.4d738ef
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-CMakeLists.txt.user.c65360d
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+yap
+*startup.yss
+*cmake_files
 C/pl-yap.c
-
-CMakeLists.txt.user
+GitSHA1.c
+CmakeLists.txt.*
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