diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..307fdb423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/build-stamp
+/build
+*.pyc
diff --git a/debian/.gitignore b/debian/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d605ca7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/ceo.substvars
+/ceo
+/files