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 AcceptanceTest/AcceptanceTests*.html
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 AcceptanceTest/TestResult.xml
-AcceptanceTest/bin/Debug/*
-AcceptanceTest/bin/Release/*
+AcceptanceTest/bin/
+AcceptanceTest/obj/
 AcceptanceTest/log/
 AcceptanceTest/store/
 Examples/Executor/bin/*
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index 72e8ffc0d..000000000
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
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diff --git a/AcceptanceTest/obj/Release/.gitignore b/AcceptanceTest/obj/Release/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 72e8ffc0d..000000000
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diff --git a/QuickFIXn/Message/.gitignore b/QuickFIXn/Message/.gitignore
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