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@@ -122,4 +122,4 @@ You can see a complete example with the [Learn Git](https://github.com/GitbookIO
 
 #### Ignoring files & folders
 
-GitBook will read the `.gitignore`, `.bookignore` and `.gitignore` files to get a list of files and folders to skip. (The format inside those files, follows the same convention as `.gitignore`)
+GitBook will read the `.gitignore`, `.bookignore` and `.ignore` files to get a list of files and folders to skip. (The format inside those files, follows the same convention as `.gitignore`)