diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000000..e70ebab457
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+config-host.*
+dyngen
+dyngen.dSYM
+i386
+*-softmmu
+*-darwin-user
+*-linux-user
+qemu-doc.html
+qemu-tech.html
+qemu-doc.info
+qemu-tech.info
+qemu.1
+qemu.pod
+qemu-img.1
+qemu-img.pod
+qemu-img
+qemu-nbd
+qemu-nbd.8
+.gdbinit
+*.a
+*.aux
+*.cp
+*.dvi
+*.exe
+*.fn
+*.ky
+*.log
+*.pg
+*.toc
+*.tp
+*.vr
+*.d
+