diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..404cb3f9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+.DS_Store
+.github/.DS_Store
+data/.DS_Store
+extra/.DS_Store
+lib/.DS_Store
+plugins/.DS_Store
+thirdparty/.DS_Store