diff --git a/.Rbuildignore b/.Rbuildignore
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+README.md
+Rplots.pdf
+.gitignore
+.Rprofile
+^\.travis\.yml$
+^\.git$
+^data-raw$
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+.Rprofile
+Rplots.pdf
+# Emacs temp files
+\#*\#
+.\#*
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