diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
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+++ b/.cvsignore
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+depcomp
+Makefile
+.deps
+.libs
+aclocal.m4
+config.status
+ltmain.sh
+configure
+libtool
+physfs.lo
+test.txt
+config.guess
+install-sh
+config.log
+config.sub
+missing
+stamp-h
+mkinstalldirs
+config.h
+Makefile.in
+config.h.in
+libphysfs.la
+stamp-h.in
+stamp-h1
+physfs_byteorder.lo
diff --git a/archivers/.cvsignore b/archivers/.cvsignore
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+++ b/archivers/.cvsignore
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+Makefile
+.deps
+.libs
+unzip.lo
+dir.lo
+Makefile.in
+grp.lo
+zip.lo
+libarchivers.la
diff --git a/platform/.cvsignore b/platform/.cvsignore
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index 0000000..684f931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/.cvsignore
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+Makefile
+.deps
+.libs
+libplatform.la
+Makefile.in
+unix.lo
diff --git a/test/.cvsignore b/test/.cvsignore
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index 0000000..ba2356f
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+++ b/test/.cvsignore
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+Makefile
+.deps
+.libs
+Makefile.in
+test_physfs