diff --git a/docs/.gitignore b/docs/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..421e6d3e3f
--- /dev/null
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+*.log
+*.aux
+*.toc
+*.out
+*.lg
+*.dvi
+*.idv
+*.4ct
+*.4tc
+*.xref
+*.tmp
+*.dvi
+*.html
+*.css
+*.pdf