diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+build/
+bin/
+lib/
+msg_gen/
+srv_gen/
+msg/*Action.msg
+msg/*ActionFeedback.msg
+msg/*ActionGoal.msg
+msg/*ActionResult.msg
+msg/*Feedback.msg
+msg/*Goal.msg
+msg/*Result.msg
+msg/_*.py
+
+# Generated by dynamic reconfigure
+*.cfgc
+/cfg/cpp/
+/cfg/*.py
+
+# Ignore generated docs
+*.dox
+*.wikidoc
+
+# eclipse stuff
+.project
+.cproject
+
+# qcreator stuff
+CMakeLists.txt.user
+
+srv/_*.py
+*.pcd
+*.pyc
+qtcreator-*
+*.user
+
+/planning/cfg
+/planning/docs
+/planning/src
+
+*~
+
+# Emacs
+.#*
+
+# Catkin custom files
+CATKIN_IGNORE