diff --git a/paper_template/.gitignore b/paper_template/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9fa360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paper_template/.gitignore
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+/auto/
+/vc
+/refs-processed.bib
+/*.aux
+/*.bbl
+/*.blg
+/*.log
+/*.out
+/*.pdf