diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
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+*~
+*.ibc
+*.ttc
+*.ttm
+
+*.dSYM
+
+/build
+
+/dist/idris2.c
+
+/docs/build/
+
+/libs/**/build
+/tests/**/output
+/tests/**/*.so
+/tests/**/*.dylib
+/tests/**/*.dll