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+INSTALL
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+config.h-new
+config.log
+config.rpath
+config.status*
+config.sub
+configure
+libtool
+ltconfig
+ltmain.sh
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+stamp.h
+autom4te.cache
+stamp-h1
+autoregen.sh
+compile
+depcomp
+install-sh
+mkinstalldirs
+gstreamer-sharp-0.10.pc
+.deps
+.libs
+*~
+*.exe
+*.dll
+*.la
+*.lo
+*.o
diff --git a/doc/.gitignore b/doc/.gitignore
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+gstreamer-sharp-docs.tree
+gstreamer-sharp-docs.zip
diff --git a/gstreamer-sharp/.gitignore b/gstreamer-sharp/.gitignore
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+generated/*
+glue/generated.c
+generated-stamp
+AssemblyInfo.cs
+gstreamer-api.xml
+gstreamer-sharp.dll.config
+gstreamer-sharp.dll.mdb
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diff --git a/samples/.gitignore b/samples/.gitignore
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+*.dll.config