diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7e1fc8eabb..3369bf7ce7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,19 +1,40 @@
 *~
-./PGPLOT  
-./fftw  
-./fgsl  
-./gsl  
-./hdf5  
-./lapack  
-./lapack95  
-./open_spacecharge  
-./openmpi  
-./plplot  
-./xraylib
-./gnu_utilities_src
-./packages
-production
-debug
+PGPLOT/*
+fftw/*
+fftw/*
+fgsl/*
+gsl/*
+hdf5/* 
+lapack/*  
+lapack95/*  
+open_spacecharge/*
+openmpi/*
+plplot/*
+xraylib/*
+gnu_utilities_src/*
+packages/*
+production/*
+bmad/production/*
+bsim/production/*
+code_examples/production/*
+cpp_bmad_interface/production/*
+forest/production/*
+lux/production/*
+regression_tests/production/*
+sim_utils/production/*
+tao/production/*
+util_programs/production/*
+debug/*
+bmad/debug/*
+bsim/debug/*
+code_examples/debug/*
+cpp_bmad_interface/debug/*
+forest/debug/*
+lux/debug/*
+regression_tests/debug/*
+sim_utils/debug/*
+tao/debug/*
+util_programs/productdebugion/*
 bmad-doc/tutorial_bmad_tao/doc/2www.pl
 bmad-doc/tutorial_bmad_tao/doc/tutorial_bmad_tao.aux
 bmad-doc/tutorial_bmad_tao/doc/tutorial_bmad_tao.bbl