diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 76db4ab..7447f89 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-/output
 /bin
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diff --git a/output/readme b/output/readme
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c9bef1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/output/readme
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This folder is needed. If there isn't an "output" folder in the project's root directory then the program crashes.
\ No newline at end of file