diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+auto-save-list
+backups
+el-get
+elpa-27.1
+elpa
+projectile-bookmarks.eld
+recentf
+scratches.el
+smex-items
+ido.last
+transient
diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
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+# Pasting from unix into emacs doesn't work anymore