diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b15ee9282c1a74c3fec6324d33009121ad42ac72..f5d2d4ee96bc9c420c63e2a469ada6b521de847d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-# Global ignores
+# Editor droppings
 \#*\#
 .#*
+*~
+# C stuff
+*.o
+# Diff droppings
 *.orig
 *.rej
 # gcov stuff