diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 41acc8e0f..1443eff76 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -43,3 +43,10 @@ src/rcsim
 src/gui/version.h
 src/nhttpd/nhttpd.conf
 src/mdev_helper
+local_build_config.h
+
+### system generated stuff
+# dolphin
+.directory
+# kate
+*-swp