diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdbec32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.dSYM/
+*.a
+*.dylib
+*.o
+
+*.cc~
+*.hpp~
+*.h~
+
+
+.DS_Store
+.lock*
+.waf*
+build/
+
+*.db
+*.dat
+*.properties
+*.pyc
+
+.tags*