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-*.pyc
-*.DS_Store
-local_settings.py
-CA/index.txt
-CA/serial
-keeper
-instances
-keys
-build/*
-build-stamp
-nova.egg-info
-.nova-venv
diff --git a/CA/.gitignore b/CA/.gitignore
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-index.txt
-index.txt.old
-index.txt.attr
-index.txt.attr.old
-cacert.pem
-serial
-serial.old
-openssl.cnf
-private/*
-newcerts/*
-
diff --git a/CA/INTER/.gitignore b/CA/INTER/.gitignore
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-*
diff --git a/CA/reqs/.gitignore b/CA/reqs/.gitignore
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-*