diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9401f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.o
+/filan
+/socat
+/procan
+*.a
+doc/socat.1
+doc/socat.html
+/configure
+config.h
+config.status
+config.log
+autom4te.cache
+Makefile
+.*.swp
-- 1.7.0.3