diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2c5f5fba7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# vim and emacs temp files
+*~
+[._]*.s[a-w][a-z]
+
+.tox/
+.buildconf