diff --git a/bin/get b/bin/get
index 0ae69c3..0f620f8 100755
--- a/bin/get
+++ b/bin/get
@@ -185,7 +185,17 @@ done
 ;;
 
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-
+GIT_ROOT=$(git_root)
+CWD=$(pwd)
+cd "$GIT_ROOT"
+if [[ -e ".gitignore" ]] && grep "$2" ".gitignore" >/dev/null
+then
+    echo "$2 already in .gitignore"
+else
+    echo "Adding $2 to .gitignore"
+    echo "$2" >> ".gitignore"
+fi
+cd "$CWD"
 ;;
 
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