diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06f27cdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.o
+TAGS
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache/
+config.*
+configure
+depcomp
+install-sh
+libtool
+ltmain.sh
+missing
+src/.deps/
+src/ncmpcpp
+stamp-h1