# Comments and blank lines are allowed.
 
 RCS
 .+,v
 
 CVS

 \.\#.+          # CVS conflict files / emacs lock files

 \.cvsignore
 
 \.svn
 _darcs
 \.hg
 
 \.git
 \.gitignore
 

 .+~             # emacs backup files
 \#.*\#          # emacs autosave files

 .+\.swp         # vim swap files
 

 ^/.github
 

 ^/README.*

 ^/READ\.ME.*

 ^/LICENSE.*     # US English noun
 ^/LICENCE.*     # British English noun
 ^/COPYING.*     # GNU
 ^/UNLICENSE.*   # Unlicense

 ^/BUILDING.*
 ^/INSTALL.*
 ^/AUTHORS.*
 ^/CODEOWNERS.*
 ^/CREDITS.*
 ^/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.*
 ^/CITATION.*
 ^/CONTRIBUTING.*
 ^/HACKING.*
 ^/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.*
 ^/FUNDING.*
 ^/HISTORY.*
 ^/NEWS.*
 ^/CHANGELOG.*
 ^/ChangeLog.*
 ^/FAQ.*
 ^/TODO.*
 ^/NOTES.*