diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2515464ceab39fb595b576d008a882a6991ed6aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+.cproject
+.project
+.settings/
+bin/
+build/
+doc/html/
+lib/
+