diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 750741a..aa3c269 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,15 +2,24 @@
 *~
 *.swp
 
+# generated output
 *.la
 *.lo
 *.o
+/libbrandt-*.tar.gz
+
+# test files
+test_*
+!test_*.c
 
 # latex stuff
 *.aux
 *.log
 *.pdf
 
+/doc/man/
+/doc/html/
+
 # autofoo
 Makefile
 Makefile.in
@@ -33,3 +42,4 @@ Makefile.in
 /ltmain.sh
 /m4/
 /missing
+/test-driver