diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a6ee3646..24d6568e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-#ignore generated backup files
+# ignore generated backup files
 *.*~
 .*~
 MyDevWIP
 SHS
-AKV.*
\ No newline at end of file
+AKV.*
+# ignore swap files
+*.swp
+*.swo