diff --git a/docs/plugins/tmpl/.gitignore b/docs/plugins/tmpl/.gitignore
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+element-fakesink.sgml
+element-fakesrc.sgml
+element-fdsrc.sgml
+element-filesink.sgml
+element-filesrc.sgml
+element-identity.sgml
+element-queue.sgml
+element-tee.sgml
+element-typefind.sgml
+gstreamer-plugins-unused.sgml