diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bf950fdbb..502bf3280 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,16 +1,25 @@
 target
 build
+
+#idea files
 *.iml
 .idea
-
-.java-version
-
 *.ipr
 *.iws
+
+#jenv
+.java-version
+
 .DS_Store
 .extract
 .site-content/
 
+#archiva 1.3.x 
 archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp/appserver-base/
 archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp/overlays/
 archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp/src/main/webapp/archiva-applet.jar
+
+#eclipse files
+.project 
+.classpath
+.settings/