diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+#ignore all swp files
+**/*.swp
+
+#ignore .html, but keep the folder
+.html/*
+!.html/.gitkeep
diff --git a/.html/.gitkeep b/.html/.gitkeep
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index 0000000..e69de29