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+# Gitignore for Cadence Virtuoso
+################################################################
+
+# Log files
+*.log
+panic*.log.*
+
+# OpenAccess database lock files
+*.cdslck*
+
+# Run directories for layout vs. schematic and design rule check
+lvsRunDir/*
+drcRunDir/*
+
+# Abstract generation tool
+abstract.log*
+abstract.record*
+