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-# `gitignore` for Nix that just works
+# Make Nix precisely emulate gitignore
 
 This project lets you include local sources in your [Nix](https://builtwithnix.org) projects,
 while taking [gitignore files](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore) into account.