diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4b7e16bb8453f3d1ff481c3495d5ab9b9ece4ba8..6931d31713e662adbff2c01097df0d6a3077da32 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 .DS_Store
 
-private/
-manifest.mf
 /specifications/*.SAVEME
 /specifications/*.doc
 /specifications/*.htm
@@ -20,14 +18,17 @@ manifest.mf
 !/specifications/IeeeDisPduColorFigures.pdf
 /specifications/downloads/*.pdf
 
+build-impl.xml~
+private/
+manifest.mf
 build/
 dist/
-viskitProject.xml
-AnalystReports/
-/assignments/src/MV3500Cohort2024JulySeptember/projects/ViskitOpenDis7Examples/lib/
-/examples/src/ViskitOpenDis7Examples/lib/
-
 /viskit/logs
 /viskit/pduLog/
 /logs/
 /pduLog/
+viskitProject.xml
+AnalystReports/
+
+/assignments/src/MV3500Cohort2024JulySeptember/projects/ViskitOpenDis7Examples/lib/
+/examples/src/ViskitOpenDis7Examples/lib/