diff --git a/tests/.cvsignore b/tests/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..282522db0342d8750454b3dc162493b5fc709cc8
--- /dev/null
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+Makefile
+Makefile.in
diff --git a/tests/data/.cvsignore b/tests/data/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..282522db0342d8750454b3dc162493b5fc709cc8
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+Makefile.in