diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 78fdd0789..bd575d0c3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ network-security.data
 *.dat
 *.eld
 
-# transient files
+# transient/os temp files
 *.cache-*
 *.log
+.directory