diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7eda4e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+./artifacts/emptyDir/test.txt
diff --git a/artifacts/emptyDir/test.txt b/artifacts/emptyDir/test.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..907b308
--- /dev/null
+++ b/artifacts/emptyDir/test.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+blah