diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 55f3c73..2dd9843 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 # database configuration and other secret stuff
 /load.php
 
 # some other secret files
 /load-post-secret.php
 
 # the admin files can be symlinked from suckless-conference/admin
 /admin
+
+# command line interface often symlinked from suckles-conference/cli
+/cli