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+# acceptance-test binaries
+src/acceptance/**/*.test
+src/acceptance/**/ginkgo_v2_*
+
 # Plugins that the editor needs to work well with the code within this
 # repository. Recommended, to put it under version-control for
 # easy sharing, see:
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