Using a standardized gitignore file simplifies providing PRs, as some users' machines may create local files not covered by the current gitignore file.
```text
# Created by https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/r,c++,vim,emacs,linux,macos,windows,visualstudiocode
# Edit at https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore?templates=r,c++,vim,emacs,linux,macos,windows,visualstudiocode
### C++ ###
# Prerequisites
*.d
# Compiled Object files
*.slo
*.lo
*.o
*.obj
# Precompiled Headers
*.gch
*.pch
# Compiled Dynamic libraries
*.so
*.dylib
*.dll
# Fortran module files
*.mod
*.smod
# Compiled Static libraries
*.lai
*.la
*.a
*.lib
# Executables
*.exe
*.out
*.app
### Emacs ###
# -*- mode: gitignore; -*-
*~
\#*\#
/.emacs.desktop
/.emacs.desktop.lock
*.elc
auto-save-list
tramp
.\#*
# Org-mode
.org-id-locations
*_archive
# flymake-mode
*_flymake.*
# eshell files
/eshell/history
/eshell/lastdir
# elpa packages
/elpa/
# reftex files
*.rel
# AUCTeX auto folder
/auto/
# cask packages
.cask/
dist/
# Flycheck
flycheck_*.el
# server auth directory
/server/
# projectiles files
.projectile
# directory configuration
.dir-locals.el
# network security
/network-security.data
### Linux ###
# temporary files which can be created if a process still has a handle open of a deleted file
.fuse_hidden*
# KDE directory preferences
.directory
# Linux trash folder which might appear on any partition or disk
.Trash-*
# .nfs files are created when an open file is removed but is still being accessed
.nfs*
### macOS ###
# General
.DS_Store
.AppleDouble
.LSOverride
# Icon must end with two \r
Icon
# Thumbnails
._*
# Files that might appear in the root of a volume
.DocumentRevisions-V100
.fseventsd
.Spotlight-V100
.TemporaryItems
.Trashes
.VolumeIcon.icns
.com.apple.timemachine.donotpresent
# Directories potentially created on remote AFP share
.AppleDB
.AppleDesktop
Network Trash Folder
Temporary Items
.apdisk
### macOS Patch ###
# iCloud generated files
*.icloud
### R ###
# History files
.Rhistory
.Rapp.history
# Session Data files
.RData
.RDataTmp
# User-specific files
.Ruserdata
# Example code in package build process
*-Ex.R
# Output files from R CMD build
/*.tar.gz
# Output files from R CMD check
/*.Rcheck/
# RStudio files
.Rproj.user/
# produced vignettes
vignettes/*.html
vignettes/*.pdf
# OAuth2 token, see https://github.com/hadley/httr/releases/tag/v0.3
.httr-oauth
# knitr and R markdown default cache directories
*_cache/
/cache/
# Temporary files created by R markdown
*.utf8.md
*.knit.md
# R Environment Variables
.Renviron
# pkgdown site
docs/
# translation temp files
po/*~
# RStudio Connect folder
rsconnect/
### R.Bookdown Stack ###
# R package: bookdown caching files
/*_files/
### Vim ###
# Swap
[._]*.s[a-v][a-z]
!*.svg # comment out if you don't need vector files
[._]*.sw[a-p]
[._]s[a-rt-v][a-z]
[._]ss[a-gi-z]
[._]sw[a-p]
# Session
Session.vim
Sessionx.vim
# Temporary
.netrwhist
# Auto-generated tag files
tags
# Persistent undo
[._]*.un~
### VisualStudioCode ###
.vscode/*
!.vscode/settings.json
!.vscode/tasks.json
!.vscode/launch.json
!.vscode/extensions.json
!.vscode/*.code-snippets
# Local History for Visual Studio Code
.history/
# Built Visual Studio Code Extensions
*.vsix
### VisualStudioCode Patch ###
# Ignore all local history of files
.history
.ionide
### Windows ###
# Windows thumbnail cache files
Thumbs.db
Thumbs.db:encryptable
ehthumbs.db
ehthumbs_vista.db
# Dump file
*.stackdump
# Folder config file
[Dd]esktop.ini
# Recycle Bin used on file shares
$RECYCLE.BIN/
# Windows Installer files
*.cab
*.msi
*.msix
*.msm
*.msp
# Windows shortcuts
*.lnk
# End of https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/r,c++,vim,emacs,linux,macos,windows,visualstudiocode
```
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