diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bef143
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Makefile
+/config.h
+/config.sh
+*~
+*.o
diff --git a/doc/.gitignore b/doc/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67dc33d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/terminal.1
+/terminal.html
diff --git a/po/.gitignore b/po/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64f464d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/po/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/Terminal.pot
+/*.mo
diff --git a/src/.gitignore b/src/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b3fa46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/terminal