diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5d8d05c..9546b0d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 #ignore pdf files (just keep source files)
 *.pdf
 
+#ignore shell scripts (only used for testing)
+*.sh
+
 #ignore junk files from latex output
 *.out
 *.log