diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9c3fe009f569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+#Ignore everything
+*
+
+#But not these files...
+!.gitignore
+!PKGBUILD
+!.SRCINFO
+!elasticvue.desktop
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