diff --git a/.emacs.d/.gitignore b/.emacs.d/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fa1670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.emacs.d/.gitignore
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+tramp
+elpa
+bookmarks
+abbrev_defs
+custom.el
+*.elc
+ac-comphist.dat
+auto-save-list/
+url/
+packages/
+newsticker/
+templates/
+rinit.*
+!rinit.org
+history