diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..243505e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+*.[oa]
+*~
+*.stamp
+*.in
+*.gz
+
+Makefile
+
+autom4te.cache
+build-aux
+m4
+configure
+config.log
+config.status
+aclocal.m4
+config.h
+libtool
+stamp-h1
diff --git a/lib/.gitignore b/lib/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a9e7c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+.deps
+.libs
+
+*.c
+*.la
+*.lo
+
+submarine.h
+submarine.vapi
diff --git a/submarine/.gitignore b/submarine/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..529ca6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/submarine/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+.deps
+
+*.c
+
+submarine