diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0f4e9bbf094fe6a2bbdfeb392a9b6e51de0a642e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+vim/.netrwhist
+
diff --git a/vim/.gitignore b/vim/.gitignore
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--- a/vim/.gitignore
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-.netrwhist
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