diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de722d5df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+Makefile.in
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache
+conf.defs
+auto.h*
+config.h.in
+config.status
+src/.deps
+src/Makefile
+src/task
+stamp-h1
+Makefile
+configure