diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d32c37e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+*~
+*.o
+*.log
+*.swp
+tags
+cscope.*
+em
+magrst
+magsav
+mtread
+mtwrite
+parts
+ptextu
+showdrive
+smad
+smag
+time
+untap
+untap16
+untap_vin
+utextp
diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f9837c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# use glob syntax.
+syntax: glob
+
+*~
+dongle/