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+
+# Created by https://www.gitignore.io/api/maven,intellij+iml
+# Edit at https://www.gitignore.io/?templates=maven,intellij+iml
+
+### Intellij+iml ###
+# Covers JetBrains IDEs: IntelliJ, RubyMine, PhpStorm, AppCode, PyCharm, CLion, Android Studio and WebStorm
+# Reference: https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544839
+
+# User-specific stuff
+.idea/**/workspace.xml
+.idea/**/tasks.xml
+.idea/**/usage.statistics.xml
+.idea/**/dictionaries
+.idea/**/shelf
+
+# Generated files
+.idea/**/contentModel.xml
+
+# Sensitive or high-churn files
+.idea/**/dataSources/
+.idea/**/dataSources.ids
+.idea/**/dataSources.local.xml
+.idea/**/sqlDataSources.xml
+.idea/**/dynamic.xml
+.idea/**/uiDesigner.xml
+.idea/**/dbnavigator.xml
+
+# Gradle
+.idea/**/gradle.xml
+.idea/**/libraries
+
+# Gradle and Maven with auto-import
+# When using Gradle or Maven with auto-import, you should exclude module files,
+# since they will be recreated, and may cause churn.  Uncomment if using
+# auto-import.
+# .idea/modules.xml
+# .idea/*.iml
+# .idea/modules
+
+# CMake
+cmake-build-*/
+
+# Mongo Explorer plugin
+.idea/**/mongoSettings.xml
+
+# File-based project format
+*.iws
+
+# IntelliJ
+out/
+
+# mpeltonen/sbt-idea plugin
+.idea_modules/
+
+# JIRA plugin
+atlassian-ide-plugin.xml
+
+# Cursive Clojure plugin
+.idea/replstate.xml
+
+# Crashlytics plugin (for Android Studio and IntelliJ)
+com_crashlytics_export_strings.xml
+crashlytics.properties
+crashlytics-build.properties
+fabric.properties
+
+# Editor-based Rest Client
+.idea/httpRequests
+
+# Android studio 3.1+ serialized cache file
+.idea/caches/build_file_checksums.ser
+
+### Intellij+iml Patch ###
+# Reason: https://github.com/joeblau/gitignore.io/issues/186#issuecomment-249601023
+
+*.iml
+modules.xml
+.idea/misc.xml
+*.ipr
+
+### Maven ###
+target/
+pom.xml.tag
+pom.xml.releaseBackup
+pom.xml.versionsBackup
+pom.xml.next
+release.properties
+dependency-reduced-pom.xml
+buildNumber.properties
+.mvn/timing.properties
+.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
+
+# End of https://www.gitignore.io/api/maven,intellij+iml
diff --git a/.idea/checkstyle-idea.xml b/.idea/checkstyle-idea.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="CheckStyle-IDEA">
+    <option name="configuration">
+      <map>
+        <entry key="checkstyle-version" value="8.13" />
+        <entry key="copy-libs" value="true" />
+        <entry key="location-0" value="BUNDLED:(bundled):Sun Checks" />
+        <entry key="location-1" value="BUNDLED:(bundled):Google Checks" />
+        <entry key="scan-before-checkin" value="false" />
+        <entry key="scanscope" value="JavaOnly" />
+        <entry key="suppress-errors" value="false" />
+      </map>
+    </option>
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/.idea/compiler.xml b/.idea/compiler.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="CompilerConfiguration">
+    <annotationProcessing>
+      <profile name="Maven default annotation processors profile" enabled="true">
+        <sourceOutputDir name="target/generated-sources/annotations" />
+        <sourceTestOutputDir name="target/generated-test-sources/test-annotations" />
+        <outputRelativeToContentRoot value="true" />
+        <module name="exif-image-rotation-tool" />
+      </profile>
+    </annotationProcessing>
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <groupId>org.alber</groupId>
+    <artifactId>exif-image-rotation-tool</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+
+
+</project>
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