diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..36534546c05b9d2575d45c32a76607374217b1ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Eclipse + PDT specific
+/.settings/
+/.buildpath
+/.project