diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d116dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/.gradle
+/metadata.json
+/.rvmrc
+build
+pkg/
+Session.vim
+spec/fixtures
+.*.sw[a-z]
+*.un~