diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9515ae56b696860458a0064e3fbad40f097bf8b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+fastq/*
+!fastq/tiny_R1.fastq
+!fastq/tiny_R2.fastq
+!fastq/tiny_S.fastq