diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f84db6dc2..4300ca39e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ locals.zsh
 log/.zsh_history
 projects.zsh
 custom/*.zsh
-!custom/example.zsh
\ No newline at end of file
+!custom/example.zsh
+
+# editor backup files
+*~