--- a
+++ b/.gitignore
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+# Ignore all data files
+.Rproj.user/*
+.Rhistory/*
+.RData/*
+*.csv
+*.xlsx
+*.rds
+*.RData
+*.Rout
+README.txt
+*.pptx
+*.pdf
+renv/*
+.DS_Store
+*.png
+
+# Ignore all debugging and temporary files 
+logs/*
+temp/*
+cache/*
+
+# Specific directories
+R_files/*
+data/*
+results/*
+plots/*
+tables/*
+reports/*
+old/*
+.Rproj.user