diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
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+Makefile Makefile.in aclocal.m4 config.cache config.log config.status configure
+config.guess config.sub install-sh missing mkinstalldirs ChangeLog
+config.h.in stamp-h.in config.h libtool stamp-h build-stamp
+intl
diff --git a/doc/.cvsignore b/doc/.cvsignore
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+Makefile.in Makefile tinc.info sample-config.tar.gz
diff --git a/doc/es/.cvsignore b/doc/es/.cvsignore
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+Makefile Makefile.in
diff --git a/lib/.cvsignore b/lib/.cvsignore
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+Makefile Makefile.in .deps
diff --git a/m4/.cvsignore b/m4/.cvsignore
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+++ b/m4/.cvsignore
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+Makefile.am Makefile.in Makefile
diff --git a/po/.cvsignore b/po/.cvsignore
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+++ b/po/.cvsignore
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+Makefile.in.in POTFILES Makefile.in Makefile cat-id-tbl.c *.gmo stamp-cat-id *.pot
diff --git a/redhat/.cvsignore b/redhat/.cvsignore
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+Makefile Makefile.in
diff --git a/src/.cvsignore b/src/.cvsignore
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+*.o .libs tincd Makefile.in Makefile .deps