diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
deleted file mode 100644
index d3f5a12fa..000000000
--- a/.bashrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ea08c700e..6a4516d20 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 # mac
 *.DS_Store
+.bashrc
 
 # Ignore all logfiles and tempfiles.
 /log/*