diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ae1ac6fce91f08a9586b8b72b04ae78690ca23d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+O.*
+require.Makefile
+core.*
+*~
+test/*
+E3Test*
+*~
+*-dev
+modules.order
+Module.symvers
+Mkfile.old
+dkms.conf
+#*
+.#*
+\#*
+.cvsignore