diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96a02ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+Covers
+*bklt*
+*.aux
+*.log
+*.out
+*.synctex.gz
+*.toc
+*.dvi
+*.odt
+metric*