diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9bfa6313..e1845cba 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@
 /wwctl
 /bash_completion
 /man_page
+
+# other created files
+/usr/share/man/man1/
+/etc/bash_completion.d/