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+# Battery Life Optimizer .gitignore
+
+# Generated reports
+*.html
+*.csv
+reports/
+.battery-optimizer/
+
+# Temporary files
+*.tmp
+*.bak
+*.swp
+*~
+
+# Log files
+*.log
+
+# OS generated files
+.DS_Store
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
+
+# IDE files
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.sublime-*
+
+# System backup files
+*.backup.*
+/etc/tlp.conf.backup.*
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