diff --git a/Java.gitignore b/Java.gitignore
index e44e0860..dbb4a2df 100644
--- a/Java.gitignore
+++ b/Java.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 *.class
 
+# Log file
+*.log
+
 # BlueJ files
 *.ctxt
 
@@ -10,6 +13,9 @@
 *.jar
 *.war
 *.ear
+*.zip
+*.tar.gz
+*.rar
 
 # virtual machine crash logs, see http://www.java.com/en/download/help/error_hotspot.xml
 hs_err_pid*