diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8903e65c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+# ignore compiled objects
+*.[oa]
+*.gch
+
+# ignore backups and other misc files
+*.orig
+*.rej
+*.bak
+*~
+
+# binaries
+*.exe
+/src/tess_client
+/src/tess_server
+/bin_unix/native_*
+
diff --git a/src/enet/.gitignore b/src/enet/.gitignore
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index 00000000..cb7ca2ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/enet/.gitignore
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+# enet stuff
+*.lo
+*.la
+*.pc
+*.status
+*.log
+libtool
+Makefile
+autom4te.cache/
+.deps/
+.libs/