diff --git a/buffer/fs.py b/buffer/fs.py
index 5f0c8a9..22dd9c9 100644
--- a/buffer/fs.py
+++ b/buffer/fs.py
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
+import fnmatch
 import dirutil, os
 from buffer import Buffer
 
+ignore = ['*.o', '*.lo', '*.la', '#*#', '*.rej', '*~', '.#*', '.DS_Store',
+          '*.pyc', '*.pyo', '.sconsign.dblite']
+
 class DirBuffer(Buffer):
     btype = 'dir'
     def __init__(self, path, name=None):
         Buffer.__init__(self)
         self.path = os.path.realpath(path)
+
         self.settings['hide-dot']  = True
         self.settings['type-sort'] = False
+        self.settings['hide-glob'] = True
+        self.settings['ignores']   = list(ignore)
+
     def changed(self):
         return False
     def readonly(self):
@@ -36,6 +44,14 @@ class DirBuffer(Buffer):
             if self.settings.get('hide-dot'):
                 if name.startswith('.') and name not in ('.', '..'):
                     continue
+            if self.settings.get('hide-glob'):
+                skip = False
+                for glob in self.settings.get('ignores', []):
+                    if fnmatch.fnmatch(name, glob):
+                        skip = True
+                        break
+                if skip:
+                    continue
             path = self._make_path(name)
             fields = dirutil.path_fields(path, name)
             for i in range(0, 5):