diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac8f968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Compiled source #
+###################
+*.com
+*.class
+*.dll
+*.exe
+*.o
+*.so
+*.pyc
+
+# Logs and databases #
+######################
+*.log
+
+# OS generated files #
+######################
+.DS_Store*
+ehthumbs.db
+Icon?
+Thumbs.db
diff --git a/account.ma b/account.ma
index e6cb7da..2b9dc97 100644
--- a/account.ma
+++ b/account.ma
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Channel(channel.SSHChannel):
             self.sftp.makeConnection(self)
             self.dataReceived = self.sftp.dataReceived
             self.callback(self.sftp)
-        d = self.conn.sendRequest(self, 'subsystem', 
+        d = self.conn.sendRequest(self, 'subsystem',
             common.NS('sftp'), wantReply=1)
         d.addCallbacks(gotResult, gotError)
     def closed(self):
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ def account(user, password, host, port):
             mode = filetransfer.FXF_WRITE|filetransfer.FXF_CREAT|filetransfer.FXF_TRUNC
         else:
             mode = filetransfer.FXP_OPEN
-        d = sftp.openFile(".plan", mode, {}) 
+        d = sftp.openFile(".plan", mode, {})
         d.addCallback(gotFile)
-    c = protocol.ClientCreator(reactor, 
+    c = protocol.ClientCreator(reactor,
             Transport, user, password, gotProtocol).connectTCP(host, port)
 
 host = None
diff --git a/profile.ma b/profile.ma
index d5d42b6..d8c0e4b 100644
--- a/profile.ma
+++ b/profile.ma
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def finger(user, host, port=79):
         c = ClientCreator(reactor, FingerProtocol, user)
         d = c.connectTCP(host, port)
         d.addCallbacks(gotProtocol, error)
-    d = deferLater(reactor, 0, connect)    
+    d = deferLater(reactor, 0, connect)
     return d
 
 user = None