diff --git a/.ctags b/.ctags
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75e9753182
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ctags
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+--recurse
+--exclude=*.orig
+--exclude=*.html
+--exclude=*.html.in
+--langmap=c:+.h.in