diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f8f23f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*~
+\#*\#
+.\#*
+*.swp
+
+/completion/*-completion-think.*
+/manuals/manpage.*.gz
+/ponysay.info.gz
+/ponysaytruncater
+