diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4ad734ac..9c61aaa6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 *.gcov
 *.gcda
 
+# gdb stuff
+.gdb_history
+
 # Autotools stuff
 .deps
 .dirstamp
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ Makefile.in
 
 # ctags stuff
 TAGS
+tags
 
 # Stuff made by our makefiles
 libevent.pc
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ libevent_openssl.pc
 /sample/https-client
 /sample/signal-test
 /sample/time-test
+/sample/event-test
 
 /test-driver
 /test/bench