diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d90695
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[._]*.s[a-v][a-z]
+[._]*.sw[a-p]
+[._]s[a-v][a-z]
+[._]sw[a-p]
+*.dep
+/Make
+!/Make/files
+!/Make/options
+/lnInclude