diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c7f8df6..863a02a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 # ignore all files
 *
 
-# except files with extensions
+# except these
 !*.*
+!makefile
 
-# except except these files
+
+# except except these
 *.o
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ec5593
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+main:
+	nasm -f elf64 -o hello.o hello.s
+	ld -o hello hello.o