-/*.elc
-/*~
-/ChangeLog
-/aclocal.m4
-/autom4te.cache
-/config.log
-/config.status
-/configure
-/elc-stamp
-/install-sh
-/missing
-/script
-Makefile
-Makefile.in
+*.elc
+*.orig
+*~
+\#*\#
+ChangeLog
+core
+packages/*/*-autoloads.el
+packages/*/*-pkg.el
+
+# External packages with their own .git tree.
+packages/auctex
+packages/chess
+packages/dismal
+packages/ergoemacs-mode
+packages/pabbrev
+packages/rudel
+packages/w3