diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..52f44fc
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+**/CMakeCache.txt
+SciFiSim-build/**
+build/**
+SimulationData/detPos.txt 
+SimulationData/detPosY.txt 
+SimulationData/fibrePos.txt 
+*.eps