diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+/PDF/handout.pdf
+*.synctex.gz
+*.tdo
+/backside.pdf
+/main.pdf
+/empty.pdf
+/unused
+*.aux
+*.log
+*.out
+*.toc
+*.bcf
+*.fdb_latexmk
+*.fls
+*.run.xml
+*.bbl
+*.blg
+*-converted-to.pdf