diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 000000000..3b9e15ecb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.lib
+*.pdb
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+*.obj
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+*.exp
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+autom4te.cache
+config.guess
+config.log
+config.status
+config.sub
+configure
+depcomp
+libtool
+ltmain.sh
+compile
+curl-config
+libcurl.pc
+missing
+curl-*.tar.gz
+INSTALL
+install-sh
+*.o
+*.lo
+*.la
+mkinstalldirs
+tags
+libssh2.pc
+*~
+aclocal.m4.bak
diff --git a/ares/.gitignore b/ares/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..582656c4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ares/.gitignore
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+acountry
+adig
+ahost
+ares_build.h
+ares_config.h
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diff --git a/ares/m4/.gitignore b/ares/m4/.gitignore
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index 000000000..38066ddf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ares/m4/.gitignore
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diff --git a/include/curl/.gitignore b/include/curl/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9958c2224
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/curl/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
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+
diff --git a/lib/.gitignore b/lib/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10327bf1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
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+curl_config.h.in
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diff --git a/m4/.gitignore b/m4/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38066ddf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/m4/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
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+ltoptions.m4
+ltsugar.m4
+ltversion.m4
+lt~obsolete.m4
diff --git a/packages/AIX/RPM/.gitignore b/packages/AIX/RPM/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf17733e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/AIX/RPM/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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diff --git a/packages/EPM/.gitignore b/packages/EPM/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..505a4fdfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/EPM/.gitignore
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diff --git a/packages/Linux/RPM/.gitignore b/packages/Linux/RPM/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b359fe7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/Linux/RPM/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
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diff --git a/src/.gitignore b/src/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1c772903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
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