diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..e15841d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/*.gem
+/doc
+/.yardoc
diff --git a/.yardopts b/.yardopts
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index 0000000..191a6de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.yardopts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--markup=markdown --markup-provider=redcarpet