diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ac335b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+.Rproj.user
+.Rhistory
+.RData
+.Ruserdata
+*.DS_Store
+RCaNconstructor/target