diff --git a/xwords4/.gitignore b/.gitignore
similarity index 86%
rename from xwords4/.gitignore
rename to .gitignore
index 35abfc715..70d55d609 100644
--- a/xwords4/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 TAGS
 # ignore backups anywhere
 *.~?~
-*core
+core