diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7404829..ca0ac30 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,35 +1,38 @@
-build
-node_modules
-package.json
-lib/version.js
+/build
+/node_modules
+/package.json
+/lib/version.js
 
 # generated by dist target
-AUTHORS
-NEWS
-ChangeLog
+/AUTHORS
+/NEWS
+/ChangeLog
 
 # autotools- and configure-generated
-test/runner
-test/perf/runner
-aclocal.m4
-Makefile.in
-Makefile
-*.cache/
-configure
-config.*
+/doc/Makefile.in
+/doc/Makefile
+/test/runner
+/test/perf/runner
+/aclocal.m4
+/Makefile.in
+/Makefile
+/*.cache/
+/configure
+/config.*
+/version
 
 # script output
-perf.*
+/perf.*
 
 # should be added using autoreconf -i
-INSTALL
-tools/install-sh
-tools/missing
-tools/mdate-sh
-tools/texinfo.tex
+/INSTALL
+/tools/install-sh
+/tools/missing
+/tools/mdate-sh
+/tools/texinfo.tex
 
 # downloaded manually by user
-tools/closure-compiler.jar
+/tools/closure-compiler.jar
 
 # website branch
-webroot/
+/webroot/