diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a8b8f4e..85316c2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -52,4 +52,7 @@ _data
 logfile
 
 # SQLite
-*.db
\ No newline at end of file
+*.db
+
+# vim swap files
+*.sw[o-z]