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+# Zero OS Alpine Initramfs Builder - Build Artifacts
+
+# Build directories (generated during build)
+components/
+initramfs/
+kernel/
+dist/
+
+# Build logs
+*.log
+build*.log
+nohup.out
+
+# Temporary files
+/tmp/
+*.tmp
+
+# Container artifacts (if any local storage)
+.docker/
+.podman/
+
+# Rust build artifacts (if any escape component dirs)
+target/
+Cargo.lock
+
+# Alpine downloads
+alpine-miniroot*.tar.gz
+linux-*.tar.xz
+
+# Editor and IDE files
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+
+# OS generated files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
\ No newline at end of file
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-Subproject commit 2b92afaf10e2a537ebe5d939ad810b5957e2f1d2
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