diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba1f1df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+*.swp
+*.lo
+*.la
+*.o
+*.deps
+*.libs
+*.gz
+*.zip
+*.bak
+*.dummy
+*.log
+TAGS
+.DS_Store
+TEST-*
+build/
+lib/