diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be6a74980
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+### Vim ###
+[._]*.s[a-w][a-z]
+[._]s[a-w][a-z]
+*.un~
+Session.vim
+.netrwhist
+*~