diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..37874728dc87b8ff97f32fce031ae1045c21dbff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+FP_ecmwf_gfortran*
+*.o
+*_mod.mod
+.DS_Store
+output