diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
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index 6722cd96..00000000
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-*.xml
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 00000000..b878e882
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/*.xml