diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 74fd6bd..992c0cc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ init/init
 vfs/vfs
 devfs/devfs
 initrd/*
-sysroot/boot/initrd.tar
+!initrd/.gitkeep
 serout
 vga_drv/vga_drv
 .vagrant
 .vscode
 kernel/docs
-sysroot/usr/share/man
 libc/docs
-sysroot/usr/include
+sysroot/usr/share/man/*
+sysroot/usr/include/*
+sysroot/boot/initrd.tar
+!sysroot/usr/include/.gitkeep
+!sysroot/usr/share/man/.gitkeep
diff --git a/initrd/.gitkeep b/initrd/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/sysroot/usr/include/.gitkeep b/sysroot/usr/include/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/sysroot/usr/lib/.gitkeep b/sysroot/usr/lib/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/sysroot/usr/share/man/.gitkeep b/sysroot/usr/share/man/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29