diff --git a/Global/Linux.gitignore b/Global/Linux.gitignore
index b56bf65d..35ea8c67 100644
--- a/Global/Linux.gitignore
+++ b/Global/Linux.gitignore
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # temporary files which can be created if a process still has a handle open of a deleted file
 .fuse_hidden*
 
-# KDE directory preferences
+# Metadata left by Dolphin file manager, which comes with KDE Plasma
 .directory
 
 # Linux trash folder which might appear on any partition or disk
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@
 
 # .nfs files are created when an open file is removed but is still being accessed
 .nfs*
+
+# Log files created by default by the nohup command
+nohup.out