diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9393d5a..24a3b59 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1 @@
 change.pl
-#records/*
-#records-archive/*
-#tokens/*
-#zonefiles/*
-#zonefiles-archive/*
diff --git a/records-archive/.gitignore b/records-archive/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e7d273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/records-archive/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except this file
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/records/.gitignore b/records/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e7d273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/records/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except this file
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/tokens/.gitignore b/tokens/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e7d273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tokens/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except this file
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/zonefiles-archive/.gitignore b/zonefiles-archive/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e7d273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zonefiles-archive/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except this file
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/zonefiles/.gitignore b/zonefiles/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e7d273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zonefiles/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except this file
+!.gitignore