diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 49b99919..66d8d528 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ made_config.h
 PATCH.TXT
 *.aux
 *.pdf
-*.sw[op]
+.*.sw?
+*.orig
 *.svn
 *~
 CVS