diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8b4d2f3d1dd56c435c2034481b9f8e5b2af0a8e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+pps_ws/build/
+pps_ws/devel/
+pps_ws/src/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/pps_ws/.catkin_workspace b/pps_ws/.catkin_workspace
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..52fd97e7ea4bd421af3f7dacb539d241bcee6583
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+++ b/pps_ws/.catkin_workspace
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+# This file currently only serves to mark the location of a catkin workspace for tool integration