diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9aa2ddd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+src/zr/hgversion.h.inc
+
+build/
+release/
+docs/changes/
+
+patch.diff
+patch.txt
+
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
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--- a/.hgignore
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@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# use glob syntax.
-syntax: glob
-
-src/zr/hgversion.h.inc
-
-build/*
-release/*
-docs/changes/*
-
-patch.diff
-patch.txt
-
-.DS_Store
-