diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a1f3300..8ccf55e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+*~
+
 # Compiled class file
 *.class
 
@@ -30,5 +32,12 @@
 .DS_Store
 **/.DS_Store
 
+.project
+.classpath
+.settings
+**/.project
+**/.classpath
+**/.settings
+
 # virtual machine crash logs, see http://www.java.com/en/download/help/error_hotspot.xml
 hs_err_pid*