diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75189bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+*.aux
+*.bbl
+*.blg
+*.log
+*.pdf
+*.synctex
+*.synctex.gz
+*.tuc
+*.bak
+*~
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
deleted file mode 100644
index a321f83..0000000
--- a/.hgignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-.log
-.pdf
-.synctex.gz
-.top
-.tuc
\ No newline at end of file