diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f8899e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.pyc
+mnexec
+*.pyc
+*~
+*.1
+*.xcodeproj
+*.xcworkspace
+\#*\#
+mininet.egg-info
+build
+dist
+doc/html
+doc/latex
+trunk
+data
+trash