diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8238ef90..fd446f44 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ target/
 
 ### NetBeans ###
 nbproject/private/
-build/
+build/*
 nbbuild/
 dist/
 nbdist/
@@ -36,4 +36,8 @@ nbdist/
 ######################################################################
 # Others
 *.log
-*.xml.versionsBackup
\ No newline at end of file
+*.xml.versionsBackup
+
+!*/build/*.java
+!*/build/*.html
+!*/build/*.xml
\ No newline at end of file