diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ea802a89364ccfcf6a9b278dc3421c6646980cba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+*_checksums.ref
+*_checksums.bkp
+RESTART_*
+status.txt
+BM_oku_bm2_ch579.out
+*~