diff --git a/docs/.gitignore b/docs/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08f5ed37d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
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diff --git a/editor/.gitignore b/editor/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5fcad59e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editor/.gitignore
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diff --git a/gst/.gitignore b/gst/.gitignore
index 4279e396c4..08f5ed37d8 100644
--- a/gst/.gitignore
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diff --git a/gst/elements/.gitignore b/gst/elements/.gitignore
index 4279e396c4..08f5ed37d8 100644
--- a/gst/elements/.gitignore
+++ b/gst/elements/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ Makefile.in
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diff --git a/gst/meta/.gitignore b/gst/meta/.gitignore
index 4279e396c4..08f5ed37d8 100644
--- a/gst/meta/.gitignore
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diff --git a/gst/types/.gitignore b/gst/types/.gitignore
index 4279e396c4..08f5ed37d8 100644
--- a/gst/types/.gitignore
+++ b/gst/types/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ Makefile.in
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diff --git a/gst/xml/.gitignore b/gst/xml/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..839aee5072
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gst/xml/.gitignore
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diff --git a/plugins/elements/.gitignore b/plugins/elements/.gitignore
index 4279e396c4..08f5ed37d8 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/.gitignore
+++ b/plugins/elements/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ Makefile.in
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diff --git a/test/.gitignore b/test/.gitignore
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index 0000000000..ac0993c87b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/.gitignore
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diff --git a/test/bindings/.gitignore b/test/bindings/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08f5ed37d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bindings/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
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diff --git a/test/cothreads/.gitignore b/test/cothreads/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08f5ed37d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cothreads/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
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diff --git a/test/xml/.gitignore b/test/xml/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..affc2fdcad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/xml/.gitignore
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diff --git a/tools/.gitignore b/tools/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99f8e62c92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
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