diff --git a/Drupal.gitignore b/Drupal.gitignore
index 04aed3b6..0d2fe537 100644
--- a/Drupal.gitignore
+++ b/Drupal.gitignore
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ robots.txt
 /MAINTAINERS.txt
 /UPGRADE.txt
 /README.txt
-sites/all/README.txt
+sites/README.txt
 sites/all/modules/README.txt
 sites/all/themes/README.txt
 
diff --git a/Eagle.gitignore b/Eagle.gitignore
index a5410348..b12e5bfe 100644
--- a/Eagle.gitignore
+++ b/Eagle.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 # comment the following line if you want to have your project file included.
 eagle.epf
 
+# Autorouter files
+*.pro
+*.job
+
 # CAM files
 *.$$$
 *.cmp
diff --git a/Global/Eclipse.gitignore b/Global/Eclipse.gitignore
index 880dd928..53236b63 100644
--- a/Global/Eclipse.gitignore
+++ b/Global/Eclipse.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-*.pydevproject
+
 .metadata
-.gradle
 bin/
 tmp/
 *.tmp
@@ -20,7 +19,10 @@ local.properties
 # Locally stored "Eclipse launch configurations"
 *.launch
 
-# CDT-specific
+# PyDev specific (Python IDE for Eclipse)
+*.pydevproject
+
+# CDT-specific (C/C++ Development Tooling)
 .cproject
 
 # JDT-specific (Eclipse Java Development Tools)
@@ -29,14 +31,20 @@ local.properties
 # Java annotation processor (APT)
 .factorypath
 
-# PDT-specific
+# PDT-specific (PHP Development Tools)
 .buildpath
 
 # sbteclipse plugin
 .target
 
+# Tern plugin
+.tern-project
+
 # TeXlipse plugin
 .texlipse
 
 # STS (Spring Tool Suite)
 .springBeans
+
+# Code Recommenders
+.recommenders/
diff --git a/Global/EiffelStudio.gitignore b/Global/EiffelStudio.gitignore
index a7ba35f8..f41b4f70 100644
--- a/Global/EiffelStudio.gitignore
+++ b/Global/EiffelStudio.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-# The compilation directoy
+# The compilation directory
 EIFGENs
diff --git a/Global/Emacs.gitignore b/Global/Emacs.gitignore
index e5327bad..95e09eba 100644
--- a/Global/Emacs.gitignore
+++ b/Global/Emacs.gitignore
@@ -30,3 +30,6 @@ tramp
 
 # cask packages
 .cask/
+
+# server auth directory
+/server/
diff --git a/Global/JetBrains.gitignore b/Global/JetBrains.gitignore
index 5d2e327f..e845b237 100644
--- a/Global/JetBrains.gitignore
+++ b/Global/JetBrains.gitignore
@@ -1,33 +1,26 @@
 # Covers JetBrains IDEs: IntelliJ, RubyMine, PhpStorm, AppCode, PyCharm, CLion, Android Studio and Webstorm
-
-*.iml
-
-## Directory-based project format:
-.idea/
-# if you remove the above rule, at least ignore the following:
+# Reference: https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544839
 
 # User-specific stuff:
-# .idea/workspace.xml
-# .idea/tasks.xml
-# .idea/dictionaries
-# .idea/shelf
+.idea/workspace.xml
+.idea/tasks.xml
+.idea/dictionaries
 
 # Sensitive or high-churn files:
-# .idea/dataSources.ids
-# .idea/dataSources.xml
-# .idea/sqlDataSources.xml
-# .idea/dynamic.xml
-# .idea/uiDesigner.xml
+.idea/dataSources.ids
+.idea/dataSources.xml
+.idea/sqlDataSources.xml
+.idea/dynamic.xml
+.idea/uiDesigner.xml
 
 # Gradle:
-# .idea/gradle.xml
-# .idea/libraries
+.idea/gradle.xml
+.idea/libraries
 
 # Mongo Explorer plugin:
-# .idea/mongoSettings.xml
+.idea/mongoSettings.xml
 
 ## File-based project format:
-*.ipr
 *.iws
 
 ## Plugin-specific files:
diff --git a/Global/Linux.gitignore b/Global/Linux.gitignore
index 5932ea17..cc958689 100644
--- a/Global/Linux.gitignore
+++ b/Global/Linux.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 *~
 
+# temporary files which can be created if a process still has a handle open of a deleted file
+.fuse_hidden*
+
 # KDE directory preferences
 .directory
 
diff --git a/Global/Vim.gitignore b/Global/Vim.gitignore
index 6c5ee8df..325bd576 100644
--- a/Global/Vim.gitignore
+++ b/Global/Vim.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+# swap
 [._]*.s[a-w][a-z]
 [._]s[a-w][a-z]
+# persistent undo 
 *.un~
+# session
 Session.vim
+# temporary
 .netrwhist
 *~
diff --git a/Global/VirtualEnv.gitignore b/Global/VirtualEnv.gitignore
index 831cf3af..b2c22f2a 100644
--- a/Global/VirtualEnv.gitignore
+++ b/Global/VirtualEnv.gitignore
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 [Bb]in
 [Ii]nclude
 [Ll]ib
+[Ll]ib64
 [Ll]ocal
 [Ss]cripts
 pyvenv.cfg
+.venv
 pip-selfcheck.json
diff --git a/Global/Xcode.gitignore b/Global/Xcode.gitignore
index d07b7894..37de8bb4 100644
--- a/Global/Xcode.gitignore
+++ b/Global/Xcode.gitignore
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 ## Build generated
 build/
-DerivedData
+DerivedData/
 
 ## Various settings
 *.pbxuser
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ DerivedData
 !default.mode2v3
 *.perspectivev3
 !default.perspectivev3
-xcuserdata
+xcuserdata/
 
 ## Other
-*.xccheckout
 *.moved-aside
-*.xcuserstate
+*.xccheckout
+*.xcscmblueprint
diff --git a/Joomla.gitignore b/Joomla.gitignore
index ac47eaeb..0d7a0de2 100644
--- a/Joomla.gitignore
+++ b/Joomla.gitignore
@@ -543,4 +543,4 @@
 /index.php
 /joomla.xml
 /*.txt
-/robots.txt.dist
\ No newline at end of file
+/robots.txt.dist
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 4c9a2ab0..b8a103ac 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright (c) 2015 GitHub, Inc.
+Copyright (c) 2016 GitHub, Inc.
 
 Permission is hereby granted,  free of charge,  to any person obtaining a
 copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
diff --git a/Node.gitignore b/Node.gitignore
index 4796eb8d..e920c167 100644
--- a/Node.gitignore
+++ b/Node.gitignore
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ coverage
 build/Release
 
 # Dependency directory
-# https://docs.npmjs.com/misc/faq#should-i-check-my-node-modules-folder-into-git
 node_modules
 
 # Optional npm cache directory
diff --git a/Objective-C.gitignore b/Objective-C.gitignore
index 79d9331b..08b55ac6 100644
--- a/Objective-C.gitignore
+++ b/Objective-C.gitignore
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 ## Build generated
 build/
-DerivedData
+DerivedData/
 
 ## Various settings
 *.pbxuser
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@ DerivedData
 !default.mode2v3
 *.perspectivev3
 !default.perspectivev3
-xcuserdata
+xcuserdata/
 
 ## Other
-*.xccheckout
 *.moved-aside
-*.xcuserstate
+*.xccheckout
 *.xcscmblueprint
 
 ## Obj-C/Swift specific
diff --git a/Python.gitignore b/Python.gitignore
index dcc76558..3762b399 100644
--- a/Python.gitignore
+++ b/Python.gitignore
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ coverage.xml
 
 # Django stuff:
 *.log
+local_settings.py
 
 # Sphinx documentation
 docs/_build/
@@ -58,5 +59,9 @@ docs/_build/
 # PyBuilder
 target/
 
+#Ipython Notebook
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+
 # pyenv
 .python-version
+
diff --git a/Qt.gitignore b/Qt.gitignore
index 04b7a506..4a524e3a 100644
--- a/Qt.gitignore
+++ b/Qt.gitignore
@@ -32,3 +32,7 @@ Makefile*
 #QtCtreator Qml
 *.qmlproject.user
 *.qmlproject.user.*
+
+#QtCtreator CMake
+CMakeLists.txt.user
+
diff --git a/Rails.gitignore b/Rails.gitignore
index f786a90a..2121e0a8 100644
--- a/Rails.gitignore
+++ b/Rails.gitignore
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ pickle-email-*.html
 config/initializers/secret_token.rb
 config/secrets.yml
 
-## Environment normalisation:
+## Environment normalization:
 /.bundle
 /vendor/bundle
 
-# these should all be checked in to normalise the environment:
+# these should all be checked in to normalize the environment:
 # Gemfile.lock, .ruby-version, .ruby-gemset
 
 # unless supporting rvm < 1.11.0 or doing something fancy, ignore this:
@@ -33,3 +33,6 @@ bower.json
 
 # Ignore pow environment settings
 .powenv
+
+# Ignore Byebug command history file.
+.byebug_history
diff --git a/Ruby.gitignore b/Ruby.gitignore
index 1ba91c05..a8b1cda2 100644
--- a/Ruby.gitignore
+++ b/Ruby.gitignore
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ build/
 /doc/
 /rdoc/
 
-## Environment normalisation:
+## Environment normalization:
 /.bundle/
 /vendor/bundle
 /lib/bundler/man/
diff --git a/Swift.gitignore b/Swift.gitignore
index 89d806ec..9724b3c6 100644
--- a/Swift.gitignore
+++ b/Swift.gitignore
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 ## Build generated
 build/
-DerivedData
+DerivedData/
 
 ## Various settings
 *.pbxuser
@@ -15,18 +15,21 @@ DerivedData
 !default.mode2v3
 *.perspectivev3
 !default.perspectivev3
-xcuserdata
+xcuserdata/
 
 ## Other
-*.xccheckout
 *.moved-aside
-*.xcuserstate
+*.xccheckout
 *.xcscmblueprint
 
 ## Obj-C/Swift specific
 *.hmap
 *.ipa
 
+## Playgrounds
+timeline.xctimeline
+playground.xcworkspace
+
 # Swift Package Manager
 #
 # Add this line if you want to avoid checking in source code from Swift Package Manager dependencies.
diff --git a/TeX.gitignore b/TeX.gitignore
index 79459c92..7bd0aa00 100644
--- a/TeX.gitignore
+++ b/TeX.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 *.fls
 *.out
 *.toc
+*.fmt
 
 ## Intermediate documents:
 *.dvi
@@ -32,8 +33,6 @@
 *.pdfsync
 
 ## Auxiliary and intermediate files from other packages:
-
-
 # algorithms
 *.alg
 *.loa
@@ -49,6 +48,9 @@ acs-*.bib
 *.snm
 *.vrb
 
+# cprotect
+*.cpt
+
 #(e)ledmac/(e)ledpar
 *.end
 *.[1-9]
@@ -93,6 +95,8 @@ acs-*.bib
 
 # minitoc
 *.maf
+*.mlf
+*.mlt
 *.mtc
 *.mtc[0-9]
 *.mtc[1-9][0-9]
@@ -142,6 +146,9 @@ pythontex-files-*/
 # xindy
 *.xdy
 
+# xypic precompiled matrices
+*.xyc
+
 # WinEdt
 *.bak
 *.sav
@@ -149,3 +156,6 @@ pythontex-files-*/
 # endfloat
 *.ttt
 *.fff
+
+# Latexian
+TSWLatexianTemp*
diff --git a/Typo3.gitignore b/Typo3.gitignore
index 5781fcc3..cb024fef 100644
--- a/Typo3.gitignore
+++ b/Typo3.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ## TYPO3 v6.2
-# Ignore serveral upload and file directories.
+# Ignore several upload and file directories.
 /fileadmin/user_upload/
 /fileadmin/_temp_/
 /fileadmin/_processed_/
diff --git a/Unity.gitignore b/Unity.gitignore
index a51fd65e..5aafcbb7 100644
--- a/Unity.gitignore
+++ b/Unity.gitignore
@@ -24,3 +24,7 @@ ExportedObj/
 
 # Unity3D Generated File On Crash Reports
 sysinfo.txt
+
+# Builds
+*.apk
+*.unitypackage
diff --git a/UnrealEngine.gitignore b/UnrealEngine.gitignore
index 247f644a..94e990aa 100644
--- a/UnrealEngine.gitignore
+++ b/UnrealEngine.gitignore
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 *.suo
 *.opensdf
 *.sdf
+*.VC.opendb
 
 # Precompiled Assets
 SourceArt/**/*.png
diff --git a/VisualStudio.gitignore b/VisualStudio.gitignore
index dd7327e6..354253ec 100644
--- a/VisualStudio.gitignore
+++ b/VisualStudio.gitignore
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 [Rr]eleases/
 x64/
 x86/
-build/
 bld/
 [Bb]in/
 [Oo]bj/
+[Ll]og/
 
 # Visual Studio 2015 cache/options directory
 .vs/
@@ -151,17 +151,24 @@ publish/
 !**/packages/build/
 # Uncomment if necessary however generally it will be regenerated when needed
 #!**/packages/repositories.config
+# NuGet v3's project.json files produces more ignoreable files
+*.nuget.props
+*.nuget.targets
 
-# Windows Azure Build Output
+# Microsoft Azure Build Output
 csx/
 *.build.csdef
 
-# Windows Azure Emulator
+# Microsoft Azure Emulator
 ecf/
 rcf/
 
+# Microsoft Azure ApplicationInsights config file
+ApplicationInsights.config
+
 # Windows Store app package directory
 AppPackages/
+BundleArtifacts/
 
 # Visual Studio cache files
 # files ending in .cache can be ignored
@@ -171,7 +178,6 @@ AppPackages/
 
 # Others
 ClientBin/
-[Ss]tyle[Cc]op.*
 ~$*
 *~
 *.dbmdl