diff --git a/docs/libs/.gitignore b/docs/libs/.gitignore
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+*.stamp
+html
+xml
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+gst-plugins-libs-decl.txt
+gst-plugins-libs-decl-list.txt
+gst-plugins-libs-presed-scan.c
+gst-plugins-libs-undocumented.txt
+gst-plugins-libs-unused.txt
+gst-plugins-libs.args
+gst-plugins-libs.hierarchy
+gst-plugins-libs.interfaces
+gst-plugins-libs.prerequisites
+gst-plugins-libs.signals