diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 *.swp
-exercises/!*.rs
+exercises/**/!*.rs
 target/
 **/*.rs.bk
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/exercises/variables/variables2 b/exercises/variables/variables2
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