diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d76967bc1..ccedb3d78 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -54,23 +54,23 @@ stxxl.errlog
 
 # compiled protobuffers #
 #########################
-DataStructures/pbf-proto/*.pb.h
-DataStructures/pbf-proto/*.pb.cc
+/DataStructures/pbf-proto/*.pb.h
+/DataStructures/pbf-proto/*.pb.cc
 
 # External Libs #
 #################
-lib/
-win/lib
+/lib/
+/win/lib
 
 # Visual Studio Temp + build Files #
 ####################################
-win/*.user
-win/*.ncb
-win/*.suo
-win/Debug/
-win/Release/
-win/bin/
-win/bin-debug/
+/win/*.user
+/win/*.ncb
+/win/*.suo
+/win/Debug/
+/win/Release/
+/win/bin/
+/win/bin-debug/
 /osrm-extract
 /osrm-routed
 /osrm-prepare
@@ -78,6 +78,6 @@ win/bin-debug/
 
 # Sandbox folder #
 ###################
-sandbox/
+/sandbox/
 
-test/profile.lua
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+/test/profile.lua
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/profiles/lib/access.lua b/profiles/lib/access.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1e2fcf4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/lib/access.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+local ipairs = ipairs
+
+module "Access"
+
+function find_access_tag(source,access_tags_hierachy)
+    for i,v in ipairs(access_tags_hierachy) do 
+        local tag = source.tags:Find(v)
+        if tag ~= '' then
+            return tag
+        end
+    end
+    return nil
+end
\ No newline at end of file