diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfb8f70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+lib-cov
+*.seed
+*.log
+*.csv
+*.dat
+*.out
+*.pid
+*.gz
+
+pids
+logs
+results
+
+npm-debug.log
+node_modules
+.DS_Store