diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bfc50d25..5ed373db 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,5 +13,17 @@ nbproject
 Thumbs.db
 /.vscode/
 
+# Numerous always-ignore extensions
+*.diff
+*.err
+*.log
+*.orig
+*.rej
+*.swo
+*.swp
+*.vi
+*.zip
+*~
+
 # Folders to ignore
 /node_modules/