diff --git a/.aliases b/.aliases
index 9f4f46b..ce48b16 100644
--- a/.aliases
+++ b/.aliases
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ alias gcm="echo Do not specify message at command line.  Use gc"
 alias gco="git checkout"
 alias gd="git diff"
 alias gfl="git log --patch"
+alias gi="gitignore-io"
 alias gl="git log"
 alias gh="git hist"
 alias ghd="git hist-details"
diff --git a/.functions b/.functions
index f1c2963..6a26061 100644
--- a/.functions
+++ b/.functions
@@ -27,3 +27,7 @@ function map-sshfs {
     sshfs -o idmap=user -o workaround=rename $USER'@'$1':'$2 $HOME'/Mounts/'$3
   fi
 }
+
+function gitignore-io {
+  curl http://www.gitignore.io/api/$@
+}