diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c21ca6b2c..0572576b8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 *.class
+*.*~
 lib/yacycore.jar
 libbuild/svnRevNr.jar
 libbuild/GitRevTask.jar
@@ -9,4 +10,4 @@ RELEASE/
 /yacy.pid
 /nbproject/private/
 /build/
-/dist/
\ No newline at end of file
+/dist/