diff --git a/cranelift/.gitignore b/cranelift/.gitignore
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-*.pyc
-*.bk
-*.swp
-*.swo
-*.swx
-tags
-target
-Cargo.lock
-.*.rustfmt
-cranelift.dbg*
-.mypy_cache
-rusty-tags.*
-docs/_build
-*~
-\#*\#
diff --git a/cranelift/.rustfmt.toml b/cranelift/.rustfmt.toml
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-# This file tells tools we use rustfmt. We use the default settings.