diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+*.o
+*.la
+*.lo
+*.Plo
+*.pc
+*/.deps/
+*/.libs/
+autom4te.cache/
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+INSTALL
+aclocal.m4
+ar-lib
+config.*
+configure
+depcomp
+install-sh
+libtool
+ltmain.sh
+missing
+stamp-h1
+examples/mifare-classic-format
+examples/mifare-classic-read-ndef
+examples/mifare-classic-write-ndef
+examples/mifare-desfire-access
+examples/mifare-desfire-create-ndef
+examples/mifare-desfire-ev1-configure-ats
+examples/mifare-desfire-ev1-configure-default-key
+examples/mifare-desfire-ev1-configure-random-uid
+examples/mifare-desfire-format
+examples/mifare-desfire-info
+examples/mifare-desfire-read-ndef
+examples/mifare-desfire-write-ndef
+examples/mifare-ultralight-info
diff --git a/m4/.gitignore b/m4/.gitignore
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+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except this file
+!.gitignore