diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/data/launch/.gitignore b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/data/launch/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5e56e040ec0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/data/launch/.gitignore
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+/bin