diff --git a/source_codes/sorting/heapsort/.gitignore b/source_codes/sorting/heapsort/.gitignore
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6b1797abdd0b78627aebc75f3f57798f0bb915ba
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+++ b/source_codes/sorting/heapsort/.gitignore
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+heapsort_main
+heapsort.o