diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3ceab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Binary as suggested by "the quick compile helper"
+srp-test
+
+# Temporary files
+*swp
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 97833a9..ab7c1a4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ If you want to compile this and get running fast, this is the command
 you can use on a recent Ubuntu (~15.04) box on a 64 bit arch:
 
 ```
-cc -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ -I/usr/include/ -lgmp -I. srp.c test_srp.c -Isha sha/sha*.c -lgmp -o gmp_test
+cc -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ -I/usr/include/ -lgmp -I. srp.c test_srp.c -Isha sha/sha*.c -lgmp -o srp-test
 ```
 For other distributions/operating systems, you might have to adjust the paths.