diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b4dd4a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.a
+*.cmake
+*.la
+*.lo
+*.o
+*.pc
+*bench
+.deps/
+.libs/
+Makefile
+config.*
+fftw3-mpi.f03
+fftw3.f03
+fftw3l-mpi.f03
+fftw[-_]wisdom*
+libtool
+stamp-h1