diff --git a/03-core-features/filters/excluded-file.txt b/03-core-features/filters/excluded-file.txt
index e69de29b..68a4528a 100644
--- a/03-core-features/filters/excluded-file.txt
+++ b/03-core-features/filters/excluded-file.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+this is a test file
\ No newline at end of file