diff --git a/libslab/.gitignore b/libslab/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70de157e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libslab/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+*.bak
+*.la
+*.lo
+*.o
+*.orig
+*.rej
+*~
+.deps
+.in
+.libs
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+nld-marshal.c
+nld-marshal.h
+search-entry-watermark.h