diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c9786992..1abb25e5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@ gnulib
 libtool
 m4
 paxutils
+rmt
 stamp-h1
diff --git a/lib/.gitignore b/lib/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1a5f865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+paxerror.c
+paxexit-status.c
+paxexit.c
+paxlib.h
+paxnames.c
+rmt-command.h
+rmt.h
+rtapelib.c
+system-ioctl.h
+system.h