diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1618712ce..b7840e494 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,3 +25,10 @@
 *.orig
 *.rej
 /*.patch
+
+#
+# debugging stuff
+#
+core
+.gdb_history
+.gdbinit