diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ad0d7aafb5..1c359d6ff0e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ zeppelin-web/bower_components
 # R
 /r/lib/
 .Rhistory
+/R/
 
 # project level
 /logs/
@@ -108,3 +109,6 @@ tramp
 
 # Generated by zeppelin-examples
 /helium
+
+# tmp files
+/tmp/