diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# use glob syntax.
+syntax: glob
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*~
+TAGS
+*.rom
+img
+etc
+test-roms
+junk
+img
+.theme
+.snarf
+*.sym
+wave