diff --git a/ospfclient/.gitignore b/ospfclient/.gitignore
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+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+*.o
+ospfclient
+tags
+TAGS
+.deps
+.nfs*
+*.lo
+*.la
+*.libs
+.arch-inventory
+.arch-ids