diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2a2aeb33..9fb9d6ae 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,3 +40,6 @@ coverage.xml
 
 # pytest cache files
 .cache
+
+# ignore swap files
+*.swp
diff --git a/daemon/core/emane/.tdma.py.swp b/daemon/core/emane/.tdma.py.swp
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