diff --git a/fml/.gitignore b/fml/.gitignore
index e966997816..2d07a59c4d 100644
--- a/fml/.gitignore
+++ b/fml/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 /bin
 /minecraft_server
+/mods
+/fmlbuild.properties
diff --git a/fml/fmlbuild.properties-sample b/fml/fmlbuild.properties-sample
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..715c725284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fml/fmlbuild.properties-sample
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+default.dev.home=/home/cpw/projects/mcworkspace
+default.mcp.home=${default.dev.home}/vanillamcp
\ No newline at end of file