diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9afce0d2285b20dc4975b5f16b1b6813eb466694
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+r_gaussian r_monte r_PM