diff --git a/debian/.gitignore b/debian/.gitignore
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+/files
+/libregal-dev.debhelper.log
+/libregal-dev.postinst.debhelper
+/libregal-dev.postrm.debhelper
+/libregal-dev.substvars
+/libregal-dev/
+/libregal-progs.debhelper.log
+/libregal-progs.substvars
+/libregal-progs/
+/libregal.debhelper.log
+/libregal.postinst.debhelper
+/libregal.postrm.debhelper
+/libregal.substvars
+/libregal/