diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a2bbc73ed4e3ca4d16698e53fc301c1076c78c9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# output files 
+out/
+
+# temporary files
+temp/