diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a289c1bc..abe00083 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 # Binaries
-\.dll$
-\.exe$
-\.so$
+*.dll
+*.exe
+*.so
 
 # Files generated by Visual Studio
-\.aps$
-\.ncb$
-\.sdf$
-\.suo$
-\.user$
+*.aps
+*.ncb
+*.sdf
+*.suo
+*.user
 
 # Build directories
-/Debug.*
-/Release.*
-/JITDebug.*
-/JITRelease.*
+Debug
+Release
+JITDebug
+JITRelease
 
 # Files generated by Mac OS X Finder
-(^|/)\.DS_Store$
+.DS_Store
 
 # Files generated by Windows Explorer
-(^|/)Desktop\.ini$
-(^|/)Thumbs\.db$
+Desktop.ini
+Thumbs.db