diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f358d3a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Binaries
+*.dll
+*.dylib
+*.exe
+*.so
+
+# Files generated by Visual Studio
+*.aps
+*.ipch
+*.ncb
+*.opensdf
+*.sdf
+*.suo
+*.user
+
+# Build directories
+CrazyDebug.*/
+Debug.*/
+Release.*/
+LIB-Release/
+LIB-Debug/
+
+# Files generated by Mac OS X Finder
+.DS_Store
+
+# Files generated by Windows Explorer
+[Dd]esktop.ini
+[Tt]humbs.db
+
+# AMBuild build directories
+build/
+obj-*/
diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 4229ccb6..00000000
--- a/.hgignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-# Binaries
-\.dll$
-\.dylib$
-\.exe$
-\.so$
-
-# Files generated by Visual Studio
-\.aps$
-\.ipch$
-\.ncb$
-\.opensdf$
-\.sdf$
-\.suo$
-\.user$
-
-# Build directories
-/CrazyDebug.*
-/Debug.*
-/Release.*
-/LIB-Release
-/LIB-Debug
-
-# Files generated by Mac OS X Finder
-(^|/)\.DS_Store$
-
-# Files generated by Windows Explorer
-(^|/)[dD]esktop\.ini$
-(^|/)[tT]humbs\.db$
-
-# AMBuild build directories
-syntax: glob
-build/*
-obj-*/