diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index db2777cdc75679c3510d94aaa0d8f22ed69bde96..a825b127db441fb27944a0fa1c8bf6d4386996e9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # Editor and misc backup files - anywhere
 *~
 .*~
+.*.swp
 *.bak
 *.bak[0-9][0-9]
 \#*\#