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diff --git a/coverage/html.py b/coverage/html.py
index 6246a9b9..52689050 100644
--- a/coverage/html.py
+++ b/coverage/html.py
@@ -224,6 +224,11 @@ class HtmlReporter:
for static in self.STATIC_FILES:
shutil.copyfile(data_filename(static), os.path.join(self.directory, static))
+ # .gitignore can't be copied from the source tree because it would
+ # prevent the static files from being checked in.
+ with open(os.path.join(self.directory, ".gitignore"), "w") as fgi:
+ fgi.write("# Created by coverage.py\n*\n")
+
# The user may have extra CSS they want copied.
if self.extra_css:
shutil.copyfile(self.config.extra_css, os.path.join(self.directory, self.extra_css))