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+################################################################################
+########################## Basic Directory Structure ###########################
+################################################################################
+
+# everything
+/*
+
+# exclude the directory structure
+!/adi_library/
+!/common/
+!/modules/
+!/projects/
+!/template/
+!/.gitignore
+!/README.md
+
+################################################################################
+############################# Vivado & SDK Common ##############################
+################################################################################
+
+# folders (and all of their contents) that should always be ignored, anywhere
+# in the repo
+.Xil/
+
+# file patterns that should always be ignored (journal files, log files, dump
+# files that are created upon Vivado/SDK errors)
+*.jou
+*.log
+*.backup.jou
+*.backup.log
+*.upgrade_log
+*.dmp
+vivado_pid*
+*~
+
+################################################################################
+############################### Modules Specific ###############################
+################################################################################
+
+# exclude project dir expect project tcl
+/modules/*/*/project/*/*
+!/modules/*/*/project/*/*.tcl
+
+################################################################################
+############################### Project Specific ###############################
+################################################################################
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# ------------------------------ Vivado Specific -------------------------------
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# exclude project dir except project tcl
+/projects/*/*/project/*/*
+!/projects/*/*/project/*/*.tcl
+
+# include hardware manager projects and sources
+!/projects/*/*/project/*/*.hw/
+
+# include design run results
+!/projects/*/*/project/*/*.runs/
+/projects/*/*/project/*/*.runs/*
+!/projects/*/*/project/*/*.runs/impl_*/
+/projects/*/*/project/*/*.runs/impl_*/*
+!/projects/*/*/project/*/*.runs/impl_*/*.bit
+!/projects/*/*/project/*/*.runs/impl_*/*.ltx
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# -------------------------------- SDK Specific --------------------------------
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# include sdk dir except project tcl
+!/projects/*/*/project/*/*.sdk/
+
+# exclude some obscure hidden SDK folders
+/projects/*/*/project/*/*.sdk/.metadata/
+/projects/*/*/project/*/*.sdk/.sdk/
+/projects/*/*/project/*/*.sdk/RemoteSystemsTempFiles/
+/projects/*/*/project/*/*.sdk/webtalk/
+
+# hw_platform: exclude the entire hw_platform folder, as everything can be
+# generated from the .hdf file. Make sure to include the bitstream in the .hdf
+# file when exporting from Vivado!
+/projects/*/*/project/*/*.sdk/*_hw_platform_*/
+
+# BSP: only keep `.cproject`, `.project`, `.sdkproject`, `.system.mss` and
+# Makefile, ps lib files are regenerated automatically
+/projects/*/*/project/*/*.sdk/*_bsp/*
+!/projects/*/*/project/*/*.sdk/*_bsp/*.cproject
+!/projects/*/*/project/*/*.sdk/*_bsp/*.project
+!/projects/*/*/project/*/*.sdk/*_bsp/*.sdkproject
+!/projects/*/*/project/*/*.sdk/*_bsp/system.mss
+!/projects/*/*/project/*/*.sdk/*_bsp/Makefile
+
+# Application: ignored file patterns, exclude Debug & Release folders
+/projects/*/*/project/*/*.sdk/**/*.o
+/projects/*/*/project/*/*.sdk/**/*.d
+/projects/*/*/project/*/*.sdk/**/*.a
+/projects/*/*/project/*/*.sdk/*/Debug/
+/projects/*/*/project/*/*.sdk/*/Release/