diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b374f78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*~
+#*
+*#
+.#*
+=*
+.glimpse_*
+autom4te.*
+*.o
+*.so
+*.a
+*.orig
+*.patch
+*.rej
+Makefile.in
+*/Makefile.in
+aclocal.m4
+INSTALL
+config.h.in
+config/config.guess
+config/config.sub
+config/depcomp
+config/install-sh
+config/missing
+config/ylwrap
+configure
+elfutils.spec
+*.pot