diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d20b64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.pyc
diff --git a/bin/ophis b/bin/ophis
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..959855a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/ophis
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+python $HOME/checkout/git/Ophis/src/ophismain.py $*