diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6374a9861e52056f7bf54e86a8afd34a7d8aac4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/target
+
+documentation.pdf
+functions.pdf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e3a2136ddd6ce59c79b3688813a6bfa7c79abe22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[package]
+name = "serial-bridge"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e7a11a969c037e00a796aafeff6258501ec15e9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    println!("Hello, world!");
+}