diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 78f284ca..8d25328f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,16 @@
 /.mepo/
 parallel_build.o*
 log.*
+
+CMakeUserPresets.json
+
+# Ignore possible symlinked directories
+build-*
+install-*
+
+*.swp
+*.swo
+.DS_Store
+*#
+.#*
+**/CVS/