diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d40a6ad50b7..b084316ee92 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-# autoconf
-.externalToolBuilders/*.launch
-.metadata/
-.project
-.settings
+/.externalToolBuilders/*.launch
+/.metadata/
+/.project
+/.settings
 /.vscode/
+/autom4te.cache/
+/build/
 /config.guess
 /config.log
 /config.status
@@ -11,15 +12,9 @@
 /configure
 /install-sh
 /issues/
-/make.log
 /Makefile
-autom4te.cache/
-build/
-NewDocumentation/
-OMEncryption/
-OMJava/
-OMPublicKey/
-OMPython/
-OMSetup/
-OpenModelicaSetup/
-trace.txt
+/OMEncryption/
+/OMJava/
+/OMPublicKey/
+/OMPython/
+/OpenModelicaSetup/