diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fd3f13952f78bc614a8cbe2662e50cca0247f309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+slides.aux
+slides.log
+slides.nav
+slides.out
+slides.snm
+slides.toc
+slides.vrb