diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..eb9b1f62f4139a3d76acdc34227f910ab5bad6c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+~*
+*~
+*.swp
+*.swo