diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59b32b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*.o
+hello
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..225ae01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+all: hello
+
+hello: hello.o
+	gcc -o $@ $<
+
+%.o: %.c
+	gcc -Wall -c $<
+
+clean:
+	-rm -f hello.o hello
+
+test: hello
+	./$<
+
+.PHONY: all clean test