diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6aded9b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+cscope.*
+*.swap
+.*.sw[po]
+.sw[po]
+*~
+*.orig
+*.diff
+*.patch
+*.rej
+*.[1-9].gz
+*.o
+*.[psS]o
+*.a
+*.d
+.depend
+obj-ack
+obj-gnu
+tools/revision
+TAGS
+tags
+GPATH
+GRTAGS
+GSYMS
+GTAGS
+\#*#