diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2daf9405f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+Windows/VisualStudio/.vs/
+Windows/VisualStudio/Build-*/
+Windows/VisualStudio/quakespasm.vcxproj.user
+Quake/*.o
+Quake/*.d
+Quake/*.res
+Quake/*.exe
+Quake/quakespasm