diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56f2d35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+src/*.o
+src/*.a
+src/*.dylib
+src/*.so
+src/*.so.*
+examples/ax25dump
+examples/connect
+examples/decode
+examples/listen
+examples/server