diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+.deps/
+Makefile
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache/
+config.h
+config.log
+config.status
+stamp-h1
+
+fips.inc
+*.o
+
+capture
+demux
+emailer
+encode
+insertdb
+log
+monitor
+play
+plot
+rec
+splitter
+squelch
+streamer