diff --git a/src/.gitignore b/src/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08f7c77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+build/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+tags
+coverage/
+install/
+.cache/
+a.out
+.gdb_history