diff --git a/linux/.gitignore b/linux/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf7b7b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux/.gitignore
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+# Don't commit compiled mod libraries
+*.so
+*.so.*
+*.dylib
+
+# Allow Half-Life-specific files that would otherwise be ignored
+!libSDL2-2.0.so.0
+!libSDL2-2.0.so.0.dbg
+!vgui.so
+!release/vgui.dylib
+!release/vgui.so
diff --git a/.gitignore b/projects/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from .gitignore
rename to projects/.gitignore