diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5bd5c1c..0dbe282 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ bookmarks
 *.log
 .xournal/recent-files
 .vim/bundle
+.vim/swapfiles
diff --git a/aliases b/aliases
index 04288b4..07c1ce9 100644
--- a/aliases
+++ b/aliases
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ alias -s git="git clone"
 
 # Git Aliases
 alias g=git
+alias gignore='$EDITOR .gitignore'
 alias gcl="git clone --recursive"
 alias gco="git checkout"
 alias gcom="git checkout master"