diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd66d1329
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+.DS_Store
+.git
+.gitignore
+*.[568ao]
+*.a[568o]
+*.so
+*.pyc
+._*
+.nfs.*
+[568a].out
+*~
+*.orig
+*.rej
+*.exe
+.*.swp
+core
+*.cgo*.go
+*.cgo*.c
+_cgo_*
+*#