diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/.hgignore
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+syntax: glob
+*~
+*.a
+*.o
+*.orig
+*.Po
+Makefile
+autom4te.cache
+config/test-driver
+config.log
+config.status
+libtool
+src/config.h
+src/stamp-h1
+src/iperf3
+src/iperf3_profile
+src/t_timer
+src/t_units
+src/t_uuid
+