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new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3c7a7c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/.cvsignore
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diff --git a/include/.cvsignore b/include/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3c7a7c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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diff --git a/include/ntfs/.cvsignore b/include/ntfs/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3c7a7c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ntfs/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b3109419
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libntfs/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
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+Makefile
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+libntfs.conf
+libntfs.la
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diff --git a/ntfsprogs/.cvsignore b/ntfsprogs/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e740ab42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ntfsprogs/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
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+ntfsclone
+ntfscluster
+ntfscp
+ntfsdump_logfile
+ntfsfix
+ntfsinfo
+ntfslabel
+ntfsls
+ntfsmftalloc
+ntfsmove
+ntfsresize
+ntfsrm
+ntfstruncate
+ntfsundelete
+ntfswipe
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