diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a57dbc9..ef02689 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,22 @@
-## Generic ignorable patterns and files
-*~
-.*.swp
-*bak*
-tags
-*.vim
+## Files related to minetest development cycle
+/*.patch
+# GNU Patch reject file
+*.rej
 
+## Editors and Development environments
+*~
+*.swp
+*.bak*
+*.orig
+# Vim
+*.vim
+# Kate
+.*.kate-swp
+.swp.*
+# Eclipse (LDT)
+.project
+.settings/
+.buildpath
+.metadata
+# Idea IDE
+.idea/*