diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2c490361..d6d0c940 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,32 @@ mug
 mug2
 .desktop
 *html
+.*
+autom4te*
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+INSTALL
+aclocal.m4
+config.*
+configure
+install-sh
+depcomp
+libtool
+ltmain.sh
+m4/*
+missing
+nohup.out
+vgdump
+stamp-h1
+GPATH
+GRTAGS
+GSYMS
+GTAGS
+*.lo
+*.o
+*.la
+
+
 
 /contrib/gmime-test
 /toys/muile/muile
@@ -11,3 +37,18 @@ mug2
 /libmuguile/mu-guile-msg.x
 /libmuguile/mu-guile-store.x
 /emacs/TODO
+test-mu-cmd
+test-mu-cmd-cfind
+test-mu-contacts
+test-mu-date
+test-mu-flags
+test-mu-maildir
+test-mu-msg
+test-mu-msg-fields
+test-mu-query
+test-mu-runtime
+test-mu-store
+test-mu-str
+test-mu-threads
+test-mu-util
+src/mu