diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e92f57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+tags
diff --git a/tags b/tags
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--- a/tags
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-!_TAG_FILE_FORMAT	2	/extended format; --format=1 will not append ;" to lines/
-!_TAG_FILE_SORTED	1	/0=unsorted, 1=sorted, 2=foldcase/
-!_TAG_PROGRAM_AUTHOR	Darren Hiebert	/dhiebert@users.sourceforge.net/
-!_TAG_PROGRAM_NAME	Exuberant Ctags	//
-!_TAG_PROGRAM_URL	http://ctags.sourceforge.net	/official site/
-!_TAG_PROGRAM_VERSION	5.8	//
-echo_help	md.sh	/^function echo_help {$/;"	f
-list_notes	md.sh	/^function list_notes {$/;"	f
-list_tasks	md.sh	/^function list_tasks {$/;"	f
-main	md.sh	/^function main {$/;"	f