diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..de2af47
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/Cargo.lock
+/bench/perf.*
+/bench/coverage.sh
+/parser/perf.*
+/parser/coverage.sh
+/target
+*.swp
diff --git a/bench/.gitignore b/bench/.gitignore
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index ea8c4bf..0000000
--- a/bench/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/target
diff --git a/parser/.gitignore b/parser/.gitignore
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index b7b38e4..0000000
--- a/parser/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-target
-Cargo.lock
-*.swp
-/perf.*
-/coverage.sh
diff --git a/saphyr/.gitignore b/saphyr/.gitignore
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index b7b38e4..0000000
--- a/saphyr/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-target
-Cargo.lock
-*.swp
-/perf.*
-/coverage.sh