diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b48b736a30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Debug/
+Release/
+ipch/
+*.suo
+*.sdf
+*.opensdf
+*~
+git-revision.h