diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..296a7a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+.*~
+*~
+
+*.swp
+*xz
+*gz
+
+build.log.*
+mock_*.log
+
+results