diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d36f26e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.o
+*.tar.gz
+*.txt
+*~
+ChangeLog
+tzselect
+version.h
+yearistype
+zdump
+zic