# exclude some dirs
build*
bin
tests

# exclude generated html
*html*

# exclude Eclipse files
.cdt*
.cproject
.project
.settings

# ctags files
tags 

# exclude automake generated stuff
*.in
*.in~
*.swp
*.bak
configure
config
aclocal.m4
autom4te.cache
missing
INSTALL
COPYING
NEWS
AUTHORS
CHANGES
README

# exclude archives
*.tgz
*.tar.gz
*.bgz
*.tar.bz2