diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..740b7f5a91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.patch
+*.*~
+*.old
+*.tgz
+*.iso2709
+.directory
\ No newline at end of file