diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 687d98d..c5ce0d7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ filteredReads.txt
 reversedSequence.txt
 vsxmake*
 *.txt
-!CMakeLists.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+!CMakeLists.txt
+.*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 78ebf78..d028891 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 project(dna LANGUAGES CXX)
 
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
+
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Release)
     Message("It's in [Release] mode")
 else()