diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Files and folder generated by bitbake can be safely ignored
+/build-common/
+/build*/bitbake.lock
+/build*/bitbake-cookerdaemon.log
+/build*/buildhistory/
+/build*/cache/
+/build*/tmp/