diff --git a/Global/Eclipse.gitignore b/Global/Eclipse.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4cb2f761
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Global/Eclipse.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*.pydevproject
+.project
+
diff --git a/Global/Linux.gitignore b/Global/Linux.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d772925f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Global/Linux.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*~
+*.swp
+*.swo