diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..be7521b7545
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+# This file is used to ignore files which are generated
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# qtcreator generated files
+*.pro.user*
+*.qbs.user*