diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 29c1e9bbc..9000d892d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,59 +1,68 @@
-# .gitignore for Hamlib
 # .gitignore
-.deps/
-.dirstamp
-.libs/
-*~
+# .gitignore for Hamlib
+$depbase.Tpo
 *.exe
-*.o
-*.lo
 *.la
+*.lo
+*.o
 *.orig
 *.sh.log
 *.sh.trs
 *.swp
-$depbase.Tpo
+*~
+.DS_Store
+._.DS_Store
+.cproject
+.deps/
+.dirstamp
+.gdbinit
+.libs/
+.project
 Makefile
 Makefile.in
+__pycache__
 aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache/
+bindings/Hamlib.py
+bindings/hamlibpy_wrap.c
+bindings/hamlibvb.bas
+build-aux/
+build/
 compile
 config.guess
-config.sub
 config.log
 config.status
+config.sub
 configure
 cppcheck.log
 depcomp
-hamlib.pc
-hamlib.spec
-install-sh
-libtool
-ltmain.sh
-missing
-py-compile
-tuner_control.log
-autom4te.cache/
-bindings/Hamlib.py
-bindings/hamlibvb.bas
-bindings/hamlibpy_wrap.c
-build-aux/
 doc/hamlib.cfg
+doc/hamlib.html
 doc/hamlib.info
 doc/stamp-vti
-doc/hamlib.html
 doc/version.texi
 hamlib-*.tar.gz
 hamlib-*.zip
+hamlib.pc
+hamlib.spec
 include/hamlib/config.h
 include/hamlib/config.h.in
-include/stamp-h1
 include/hamlib/stamp-h1
+include/stamp-h1
+install-sh
+libs/
+libtool
+ltmain.sh
 macros/libtool.m4
 macros/ltoptions.m4
 macros/ltsugar.m4
 macros/ltversion.m4
 macros/lt~obsolete.m4
 macros/pkg.m4
+missing
+obj/
+py-compile
+src/hamlibdatetime.h
 tests/ampctl
 tests/ampctld
 tests/rigctl
@@ -65,19 +74,10 @@ tests/rigfreqwalk
 tests/rigmem
 tests/rigsmtr
 tests/rigswr
-tests/rotctl
-tests/rotctld
-tests/testlibusb
 tests/rigtestlibusb
 tests/rigtestmcast
 tests/rigtestmcastrx
-src/hamlibdatetime.h
-.gdbinit
-build/
-libs/
-obj/
-.project
-.cproject
-.DS_Store
-._.DS_Store
-__pycache__
+tests/rotctl
+tests/rotctld
+tests/testlibusb
+tuner_control.log