diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+.build
+.mbed
+projectfiles
+*.py*
+mbed-os
+BUILD
+
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
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+#include "mbed.h"
+
+// main() runs in its own thread in the OS
+int main()
+{
+    while (true) {
+
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/mbed-os.lib b/mbed-os.lib
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+https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbed-os.git#2eb06e76208588afc6cb7580a8dd64c5429a10ce
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