diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Files that are generated as part of the build process which we do not want git
+# to track.
+
+*.[oa]
+*.mod
+*.mod.[oc]
+*.ko
+*.cmd
+*.order
+*.tar.gz
+tags
+cscope.*
+*.symvers
+*.markers
+.*.o.d
+
+modules.order
+Module.markers
+build_tools/checkpatch.pl
+drivers/dahdi/xpp/*.verified
+drivers/dahdi/.tmp_versions/
+drivers/dahdi/Module.symvers
+drivers/dahdi/makefw
+drivers/dahdi/radfw.h
+drivers/dahdi/tor2fw.h
+drivers/dahdi/xpp/init_fxo_modes
+drivers/dahdi/xpp/print_fxo_modes
+drivers/dahdi/xpp/xpp_version.h
+include/dahdi/version.h
+drivers/dahdi/vpmadt032_loader/vpmadt032_loader.h
+drivers/dahdi/vpmadt032_loader/vpmadt032_x86_32.o_shipped
+drivers/dahdi/vpmadt032_loader/vpmadt032_x86_64.o_shipped
+drivers/dahdi/firmware/dahdi-fw-hx8.bin
+drivers/dahdi/firmware/dahdi-fw-oct6114-064.bin
+drivers/dahdi/firmware/dahdi-fw-oct6114-128.bin
+drivers/dahdi/firmware/dahdi-fw-oct6114-256.bin
+drivers/dahdi/firmware/dahdi-fw-tc400m.bin
+drivers/dahdi/firmware/dahdi-fw-te820.bin
+drivers/dahdi/firmware/dahdi-fw-vpmoct032.bin
+drivers/dahdi/firmware/make_firmware_object