commit 727d687cf3708212e871dcdad45fa94675d6765f
Author: Dave Collins <davec@conformal.com>
Date:   Tue May 28 17:20:28 2013 -0500

    Initial commit.

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b97dbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Temp files
+*~
+
+# Log files
+*.log
+
+# Compiled Object files, Static and Dynamic libs (Shared Objects)
+*.o
+*.a
+*.so
+
+# Folders
+_obj
+_test
+
+# Architecture specific extensions/prefixes
+*.[568vq]
+[568vq].out
+
+*.cgo1.go
+*.cgo2.c
+_cgo_defun.c
+_cgo_gotypes.go
+_cgo_export.*
+
+_testmain.go
+
+*.exe 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..761ef82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+btcutil
+=======
+
+Package btcutil provides bitcoin-specific convenience functions and types.