diff --git a/demo/kitchen-sink/docs/gitignore.gitignore b/demo/kitchen-sink/docs/.gitignore
similarity index 70%
rename from demo/kitchen-sink/docs/gitignore.gitignore
rename to demo/kitchen-sink/docs/.gitignore
index 80f4f386..17e256b1 100644
--- a/demo/kitchen-sink/docs/gitignore.gitignore
+++ b/demo/kitchen-sink/docs/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# A sample .gitiignore file.
+# A sample .gitignore file.
 
 .buildlog
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/lib/ace/snippets/gitignore.js b/lib/ace/snippets/gitignore.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a632c99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ace/snippets/gitignore.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+define(function(require, exports, module) {
+"use strict";
+
+exports.snippetText = require("../requirejs/text!./gitignore.snippets");
+exports.scope = "gitignore";
+
+});
diff --git a/lib/ace/snippets/gitignore.snippets b/lib/ace/snippets/gitignore.snippets
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b