diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7999676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+.*.sw*
+.DS_Store
+*.sqlite3
+*.sqlite3-wal
+*.sqlite3-shm
+debug
+coverage/
+.coverage
+builddir
+subprojects