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