diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ad1e60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.o
+.deps
+Makefile
+/config.h
+/config.log
+/config.status
+/stamp-h1
diff --git a/src/.gitignore b/src/.gitignore
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index 0000000..11df00b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/.gitignore
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+/minimodem
+/minimodem.1
+/minimodem.1.html