diff --git a/contrib/cygwin/.cvsignore b/contrib/cygwin/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30d8f38408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/cygwin/.cvsignore
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+aclocal.m4
+Makefile
+Makefile.am
+config.*