diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f5dbc143c..2088e658a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ doc/oneline.txt
 doc/plinth.1
 templates/*.py
 TODO
-\#*
\ No newline at end of file
+\#*
+.#*