diff --git a/.gitconfig b/.gitconfig
index a7e5a07..c575a36 100644
--- a/.gitconfig
+++ b/.gitconfig
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 
 [core]
 	editor = vim
+	excludesfile = ~/.gitignore_global
 
 [diff]
 	wsErrorHighlight = all
diff --git a/.gitignore_global b/.gitignore_global
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bec25cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore_global
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# vim
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# virtualenv
+.venv
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index bcd0cb7..56d22ff 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ DATETIME=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M)
 cd || exit
 
 # Symlink all the things
-for TARGET in .bash_aliases .bashrc bin .gitconfig .gitmodules .hgauthors.txt .hgignore .hgrc .ideavimrc .ignore .screenrc .terminfo .tmux.conf .vim .vimrc install.sh
+for TARGET in .bash_aliases .bashrc bin .gitconfig .gitignore_global .gitmodules .hgauthors.txt .hgignore .hgrc .ideavimrc .ignore .screenrc .terminfo .tmux.conf .vim .vimrc install.sh
 do
     make_link $DIR $TARGET
 done