diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+*.o
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+
+/ChangeLog
+/INSTALL
+/NEWS
+/aclocal.m4
+/autom4te.cache/
+/compile
+/config.log
+/config.status
+/configure
+/depcomp
+/install-sh
+/missing
+/src/.deps/
+/src/help.c
+/src/qperf
+/src/qperf.1