diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..203e7b3c859d9e013d71375396011c570f1d49cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+FP_ecmwf_gfortran*
+*.o
+*_mod.mod