diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 0da930fe..fc806f2b 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set -e
 pip install -r requirements.txt
 pip install -e .
-# md file="build.snippet"
+# md file="build.snippet" content="^#?\s?(.*)"
 # Building this package requires generating the readme files for the examples.
 # 
 # ```bash
diff --git a/examples/.pages b/examples/.pages
index b8baf24a..7c3316bb 100644
--- a/examples/.pages
+++ b/examples/.pages
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ nav:
     - Front matter extraction: examples/ok-mkdocs-custom-extract
     - Advanced replacement: examples/ok-source-replace
     - Extract with inline settings: examples/ok-mkdocs-inline-settings
+    - Ignore a file: examples/ok-mkdocs-ignore-file
     - Extract docs with macros: examples/ok-with-macros
     - Extract docs with mkdocstrings: examples/ok-with-mkdocstrings
     - Extract a snippet: examples/ok-source-with-snippet
diff --git a/examples/README.md.jinja b/examples/README.md.jinja
index b6043358..ad2c5c47 100644
--- a/examples/README.md.jinja
+++ b/examples/README.md.jinja
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<!-- md-ignore -->
 <!-- DO NOT EDIT! This file is auto-generated from README.md.ninja -->
 # {{ title }}
 
diff --git a/examples/gen_readme.py b/examples/gen_readme.py
index 5cdc2307..f876a2ea 100755
--- a/examples/gen_readme.py
+++ b/examples/gen_readme.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def __init__(self, readme_template):
 
     def include_input(self, path):
         """The files to expand as input examples."""
-        include_list = ['.py', '.c', '.litcoffee']
+        include_list = ['.py', '.c', '.litcoffee', '.cpp']
         return any(extension in path.displayname for extension in include_list)
 
     def include_output(self, path):
diff --git a/examples/ok-mkdocs-ignore-file/hello_world.cpp b/examples/ok-mkdocs-ignore-file/hello_world.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6835529
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ok-mkdocs-ignore-file/hello_world.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/** md-ignore
+
+# Ignore me
+
+Ignore everything beyond the first line since it contains md-ignore.
+**/
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+int main() {
+  /** md
+  # Hello world
+  
+  This is the main function for hello world.
+  It outputs "Hello World!" to the screen.
+  **/
+    std::cout << "Hello World!";
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/examples/ok-mkdocs-ignore-file/index.md b/examples/ok-mkdocs-ignore-file/index.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0233cc6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ok-mkdocs-ignore-file/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Hello World
+
+This is for testing files in the main directory.
diff --git a/examples/ok-mkdocs-ignore-file/mkdocs-test.yml b/examples/ok-mkdocs-ignore-file/mkdocs-test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da791dcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ok-mkdocs-ignore-file/mkdocs-test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# This tests if the site directory is ignored in both build and serve.
+site_name: ok-mkdocs-ignore-file
+plugins:
+- simple:
diff --git a/mkdocs_simple_plugin/plugin.py b/mkdocs_simple_plugin/plugin.py
index 097c8258..bb67b02f 100644
--- a/mkdocs_simple_plugin/plugin.py
+++ b/mkdocs_simple_plugin/plugin.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 {% include "mkdocs_simple_plugin/inline_params.snippet" %}
 
-## Settings
+## Default settings
 
 Below are the default settings of the plugin.
 
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
     If you add your own settings but want to also use any of these, you
     must reiterate the settings you want in your `mkdocs.yml` file.
 
+## Configuration scheme
+
 {% include "mkdocs_simple_plugin/config_scheme.snippet" %}
 
 ## Build
@@ -97,32 +99,38 @@ class SimplePlugin(BasePlugin):
     # md file=config_scheme.snippet
     config_scheme = (
         # ### include_folders
+        #
         # Directories whose name matches a glob pattern in this list will be
         # searched for documentation
         ('include_folders', config_options.Type(list, default=['*'])),
-
+        #
         # ### ignore_folders
+        #
         # Directories whose name matches a glob pattern in this list will NOT be
         # searched for documentation.
         ('ignore_folders', config_options.Type(list, default=[])),
-
+        #
         # ### ignore_hidden
+        #
         # Hidden directories will not be searched if this is true.
         ('ignore_hidden', config_options.Type(bool, default=True)),
-
+        #
         # ### merge_docs_dir
+        #
         # If true, the contents of the docs directory (if any) will be merged
         # at the same level as all other documentation.
         # Otherwise, the docs directory will be retained as a subdirectory in
         # the result.
         ('merge_docs_dir', config_options.Type(bool, default=True)),
-
+        #
         # ### build_docs_dir
+        #
         # If set, the directory where docs will be coallated to be build.
         # Otherwise, the build docs directory will be a temporary directory.
         ('build_docs_dir', config_options.Type(str, default='')),
-
+        #
         # ### include_extensions
+        #
         # Any file in the searched directories whose name contains a string in
         # this list will simply be copied to the generated documentation.
         ('include_extensions',
@@ -134,30 +142,31 @@ class SimplePlugin(BasePlugin):
                     ".j2c", ".fpx", ".pcd", ".png", ".pdf", "CNAME",
                     ".snippet", ".pages"
                 ])),
-
+        #
         # ### semiliterate
+        #
         # The semiliterate settings allows the extraction of markdown from
         # inside source files.
         # It is defined as a list of blocks of settings for different
         # filename patterns (typically matching filename extensions).
         # All regular expression parameters use ordinary Python `re` syntax.
         #
-        #  {% include "mkdocs_simple_plugin/semiliterate.snippet" %}
+        # {% include "mkdocs_simple_plugin/semiliterate.snippet" %}
         #
-        #  {% include "mkdocs_simple_plugin/extractionpattern.snippet" %}
+        # {% include "mkdocs_simple_plugin/extractionpattern.snippet" %}
         # /md
 
-        # md file="example.snippet"
+
         ('semiliterate',
             config_options.Type(
                 list,
                 default=[
                     {
-                        # #### Python
-                        'pattern': r'\.py$',
+                        'pattern': r'.*',
+                        'terminate': r'^\W*md-ignore',
                         'extract': [
                             {
-                                #
+                                # md file="example.snippet"
                                 # block comments starting with: `"""md`
                                 'start': r'^\s*"""\W?md\b',
                                 'stop': r'^\s*"""\s*$',
@@ -184,13 +193,7 @@ class SimplePlugin(BasePlugin):
                                 # # /md
                                 # ```
                                 #
-                            }
-                        ]
-                    },
-                    {
-                        # #### C, C++, and Javascript
-                        'pattern': r'\.(cpp|cc?|hh?|hpp|js|css)$',
-                        'extract': [
+                            },
                             {
                                 # block comments starting with: `/** md`
                                 'start': r'^\s*/\*+\W?md\b',
@@ -218,46 +221,22 @@ class SimplePlugin(BasePlugin):
                                 # // end md
                                 # ```
                                 #
+                            },
+                            {
+                                # block comments starting with
+                                # `<!-- md` and ending with `-->`
+                                'start': r'<!--\W?md\b',
+                                'stop': r'-->\s*$',
+                                #
+                                # ```xml
+                                # <!-- md
+                                # This is a documentation comment.
+                                # -->
+                                # ```
+                                #
                             }
                         ]
-
-                    },
-                    {
-                        # #### YAML, Dockerfiles, and shell scripts
-                        'pattern': r'Dockerfile$|\.(dockerfile|ya?ml|sh)$',
-                        'extract': [{
-                            # line-comment blocks starting with
-                            # `# md` and ending with `# /md`,
-                            'start': r'^\s*#+\W?md\b',
-                            'stop': r'#\s\/md\s*$',
-                            # stripping leading spaces and `#`
-                            'replace': [r'^\s*#?\s?(.*\n?)$'],
-                            #
-                            # ```yaml
-                            # # md
-                            # # This is a documentation comment.
-                            # # /md
-                            # ```
-                            #
-                        }]
-                    },
-                    {
-                        # #### HTML and xml
-                        'pattern': r'\.(html?|xml)$',
-                        'extract': [{
-                            # line-comment blocks starting with
-                            # `<!-- md` and ending with `-->`
-                            'start': r'<!--\W?md\b',
-                            'stop': r'-->\s*$',
-                            #
-                            # ```xml
-                            # <!-- md
-                            # This is a documentation comment.
-                            # -->
-                            # ```
-                            #
-                        }]
-                    },
+                    }
                 ]))
     )
     # /md
diff --git a/mkdocs_simple_plugin/semiliterate.py b/mkdocs_simple_plugin/semiliterate.py
index 91ff1aaf..26ad3444 100644
--- a/mkdocs_simple_plugin/semiliterate.py
+++ b/mkdocs_simple_plugin/semiliterate.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class ExtractionPattern:
     """An ExtractionPattern for a file."""
     # md file="extractionpattern.snippet"
     # ##### start
+    #
     # (optional) The regex pattern to indicate the start of extraction.
     #
     # Only the first mode whose `start` expression matches is activated, so at
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ class ExtractionPattern:
     #       This convention allows for convenient "front-matter" extraction.
     #
     # ##### stop
+    #
     # (optional) The regex pattern to indicate the stop of extraction.
     #
     # After the extraction has stopped, the file will continue to be searched
@@ -87,8 +89,8 @@ def __init__(
                 self.replace.append((re.compile(item[0]), item[1]))
 
         # md file=inline_params.snippet
-        #
         # These parameters should be on the same line as the start block.
+        #
         # For example:
         #
         # ```
@@ -211,6 +213,11 @@ def write(self, arg: str):
     def close(self):
         """Finish the file."""
         if self.file_object is not None:
+            utils.log.debug(
+                "        ... extracted %s",
+                os.path.join(
+                    self.file_directory,
+                    self.file_name))
             self.file_object.close()
             self.file_object = None
 
@@ -256,25 +263,22 @@ def try_extract_match(
 
     def close(self) -> bool:
         """Returns true if something was written"""
-        if self.wrote_something:
-            utils.log.debug(
-                "        ... extracted %s",
-                os.path.join(
-                    self.output_stream.file_directory,
-                    self.output_stream.file_name))
         self.output_stream.close()
         return self.wrote_something
 
-    def set_output_stream(self, filename: str):
+    def set_output_file(self, filename: str):
         """Set output stream from filename."""
         output_stream = self.output_stream
         if filename:
             output_stream = LazyFile(
                 self.output_stream.file_directory, filename)
+        self.set_output_stream(output_stream)
 
-        if self.output_stream != output_stream:
+    def set_output_stream(self, stream: LazyFile):
+        """Set the output stream."""
+        if self.output_stream != stream:
             self.close()
-            self.output_stream = output_stream
+            self.output_stream = stream
 
     def extract(self, **kwargs) -> bool:
         """Extract from file with semiliterate configuration.
@@ -299,14 +303,14 @@ def extract(self, **kwargs) -> bool:
                     if start:
                         active_pattern = pattern
                         active_pattern.setup(line)
-                        self.set_output_stream(active_pattern.get_filename())
+                        self.set_output_file(active_pattern.get_filename())
                         self.try_extract_match(start)
                         break
                 continue
             # We are extracting. See if we should stop:
             if self.try_extract_match(get_match(active_pattern.stop, line)):
                 active_pattern = None
-                self.output_stream = self.default_stream
+                self.set_output_stream(self.default_stream)
                 continue
             # Extract all other lines in the normal way:
             self.extract_line(line, active_pattern)
@@ -322,12 +326,13 @@ class Semiliterate:
     """Extract documentation from source files using regex settings."""
 
     # md file="semiliterate.snippet"
-    #
     # #### pattern
+    #
     # Any file in the searched directories whose name contains this
     # required regular expression parameter will be scanned.
     #
     # #### destination
+    #
     # By default, the extracted documentation will be copied to a file
     # whose name is generated by removing the (last) extension from the
     # original filename, if any, and appending `.md`. However, if this
@@ -336,6 +341,7 @@ class Semiliterate:
     # to produce the name of the destination file.
     #
     # #### terminate
+    #
     # If specified, all extraction from the file is terminated when
     # a line containing this regexp is encountered (whether or not
     # any extraction is currently active per the parameters below).
diff --git a/tests/integration_test.bats b/tests/integration_test.bats
index 3c627135..da5bbd8b 100755
--- a/tests/integration_test.bats
+++ b/tests/integration_test.bats
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ teardown() {
     cd ${fixturesDir}/ok-with-macros
     assertGen
     assertValidSite
+    assertParGrep example
     assertParGrep module
 }
 
@@ -243,6 +244,13 @@ teardown() {
     assertParGrep main
 }
 
+@test "ignore a file" {
+    cd ${fixturesDir}/ok-mkdocs-ignore-file
+    assertGen
+    assertValidSite
+    assertFileNotExists test_site/site/hello_world/index.html
+}
+
 @test "serve a mkdocs site" {
     cd ${fixturesDir}/ok-mkdocs-docs
     assertGen
diff --git a/tests/run_integration_tests.sh b/tests/run_integration_tests.sh
index 4ed42a61..b10382d6 100755
--- a/tests/run_integration_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/run_integration_tests.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -e
 sudo apt-get install bats
 pip install -e .
 pip install mkdocs-macros-plugin mkdocstrings mkdocstrings-python-legacy mkdocs-material
-# md file="test.snippet"
+# md file="test.snippet" content="^#?\s?(.*)"
 # ### Integration tests
 # 
 # Integration testing allows the plugin to be tested with mkdocs using example
diff --git a/tests/run_linters.sh b/tests/run_linters.sh
index a5d3aff5..6f2a4b62 100755
--- a/tests/run_linters.sh
+++ b/tests/run_linters.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 pip install flake8 pydocstyle
-# md file="test.snippet"
+# md file="test.snippet" content="^#?\s?(.*)"
 # ### Lint
 # 
 # Linting helps maintain style consistency.  This package follows the [google 
diff --git a/tests/run_tests_local.sh b/tests/run_tests_local.sh
index 2a3f4569..d84c1283 100755
--- a/tests/run_tests_local.sh
+++ b/tests/run_tests_local.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# md file="test.snippet"
+# md file="test.snippet" content="^#?\s?(.*)"
 # ### Different Python versions
 # 
 # You can even test the package with different versions of python in a container
diff --git a/tests/run_unit_tests.sh b/tests/run_unit_tests.sh
index d9e54a1f..afc693be 100755
--- a/tests/run_unit_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/run_unit_tests.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 pip install -e .
-# md file="test.snippet"
+# md file="test.snippet" content="^#?\s?(.*)"
 # ### Unit tests
 #
 # Unit tests help ensure individual functions perform as expected.  Unit tests
diff --git a/tests/test_semiliterate.py b/tests/test_semiliterate.py
index fc413ee8..baccc51c 100755
--- a/tests/test_semiliterate.py
+++ b/tests/test_semiliterate.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def test_set_output_stream_new(self):
         self.output_mock.file_name = "test_name"
         self.output_mock.file_directory = "/test/dir/"
 
-        self.test_stream.set_output_stream("new_name.snippet")
+        self.test_stream.set_output_file("new_name.snippet")
         self.output_mock.close.assert_called_once()
         self.assertEqual(
             self.test_stream.output_stream.file_name, "new_name.snippet")
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ def test_set_output_stream_same(self):
         """Setting the output stream to the same file should do nothing."""
         self.output_mock.file_name = "test_name"
         self.output_mock.file_directory = "/test/dir/"
-        self.test_stream.set_output_stream("test_name")
+        self.test_stream.set_output_file("test_name")
         self.output_mock.close.assert_not_called()