diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fd9f7214b306465d432ba0499903014c5e1e8e50..be84e34068bb9670f050015236af1a43541532b7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ dist
 nbproject
 review
 vendor
-#*
-.#*
+\#*#
+.#*#
 TAGS
diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
index 4ccdd7e25e5287cd5a9b2b3f861a97a6d0770b43..ac0b76556e639b12349b9b2ef786c2b4d2cc2bee 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ nbproject
 review
 tmp
 vendor
-#*
-.#*
+\#*#
+.#*#
 TAGS