diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e7332c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+target
+*~
+*.iml
+*.ipr
+*.iws
+.idea
+.svn
+.classpath
+.project
+.settings
+catalog.xml
+nbactions.xml
+nbproject
+private
+profiles.xml
+Thumbs.db
+.DS_Store