diff --git a/source/dub/init.d b/source/dub/init.d
index f1121ee..b1a87a1 100644
--- a/source/dub/init.d
+++ b/source/dub/init.d
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 	}
 
 	//Make sure we do not overwrite anything accidentally
-	auto files = packageInfoFilenames ~ ["source/", "views/", "public/"];
+	auto files = packageInfoFilenames ~ ["source/", "views/", "public/", "dub.json", ".gitignore"];
 	foreach (fil; files)
 		enforce(!existsFile(root_path ~ fil), "The target directory already contains a '"~fil~"' file. Aborting.");
 
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 		case "minimal": initMinimalPackage(root_path); break;
 		case "vibe.d": initVibeDPackage(root_path); break;
 	}
+	writeGitignore(root_path);
 }
 
 void initMinimalPackage(Path root_path)
@@ -107,3 +108,9 @@
 	if (versions.length) fil.formattedWrite(",\n\t\"versions\": [%s]", versions.map!(v => `"`~v~`"`).join(", "));
 	fil.write("\n}\n");
 }
+
+void writeGitignore(Path root_path)
+{
+	write((root_path ~ ".gitignore").toNativeString(),
+		".dub\ndocs.json\n__dummy.html\n*.o\n*.obj\n");
+}
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