diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 39664e356..434806ad0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ data/.svn
 *.vcxproj
 *.vcxproj.filters
 *.vcxproj.user
+*~
 
 packets_log.txt
 history.dat