diff --git a/BitKeeper/etc/ignore b/BitKeeper/etc/ignore
index 5cc2a661..6144f4bb 100644
--- a/BitKeeper/etc/ignore
+++ b/BitKeeper/etc/ignore
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ tags
 TAGS
 */tags
 */TAGS
+.*swp
+*/.*swp
 
 # specific programs
 ntfsprogs/dumplog