diff --git a/core/index.go b/core/index.go
index 4872b9e..9cbdc48 100644
--- a/core/index.go
+++ b/core/index.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
+	"github.com/denormal/go-gitignore"
 	"github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v4"
 	"github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v4/decor"
 )
@@ -162,14 +163,17 @@ func (in *Index) Refresh() error {
 	pathPF, _ := filepath.Abs(in.flags.PackFile)
 	pathIndex, _ := filepath.Abs(in.indexFile)
 
-	progressContainer := mpb.New()
-
 	// TODO: A method of specifying pack root directory?
-	// TODO: A method of excluding files
 	packRoot := filepath.Dir(in.flags.PackFile)
-	var fileList []string
+	ignoreExists := true
+	pathIgnore, _ := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(packRoot, ".packwizignore"))
+	ignore, err := gitignore.NewFromFile(filepath.Join(packRoot, ".packwizignore"))
+	if err != nil {
+		ignoreExists = false
+	}
 
-	err := filepath.Walk(packRoot, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+	var fileList []string
+	err = filepath.Walk(packRoot, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			// TODO: Handle errors on individual files properly
 			return err
@@ -184,6 +188,18 @@ func (in *Index) Refresh() error {
 		if info.IsDir() {
 			return nil
 		}
+		if ignoreExists {
+			if absPath == pathIgnore {
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			rel, err := filepath.Rel(packRoot, path)
+			if err == nil {
+				if ignore.Ignore(filepath.ToSlash(rel)) {
+					return nil
+				}
+			}
+		}
 
 		fileList = append(fileList, path)
 		return nil
@@ -192,6 +208,7 @@ func (in *Index) Refresh() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	progressContainer := mpb.New()
 	progress := progressContainer.AddBar(int64(len(fileList)),
 		mpb.PrependDecorators(
 			// simple name decorator
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ae0e18d..a3482d8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ module github.com/comp500/packwiz
 require (
 	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1
 	github.com/agnivade/levenshtein v1.0.2
+	github.com/danwakefield/fnmatch v0.0.0-20160403171240-cbb64ac3d964 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/daviddengcn/go-colortext v0.0.0-20180409174941-186a3d44e920 // indirect
+	github.com/denormal/go-gitignore v0.0.0-20180930084346-ae8ad1d07817
 	github.com/golangplus/bytes v0.0.0-20160111154220-45c989fe5450 // indirect
 	github.com/golangplus/fmt v0.0.0-20150411045040-2a5d6d7d2995 // indirect
 	github.com/golangplus/testing v0.0.0-20180327235837-af21d9c3145e // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6225a6d..974d69a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@ github.com/VividCortex/ewma v1.1.1 h1:MnEK4VOv6n0RSY4vtRe3h11qjxL3+t0B8yOL8iMXdc
 github.com/VividCortex/ewma v1.1.1/go.mod h1:2Tkkvm3sRDVXaiyucHiACn4cqf7DpdyLvmxzcbUokwA=
 github.com/agnivade/levenshtein v1.0.2 h1:xKF7WlEzoa+ZVkzBxy0ukdzI2etYiWGlTPMNTBGncKI=
 github.com/agnivade/levenshtein v1.0.2/go.mod h1:JLvzGblJATanj48SD0YhHTEFGkWvw3ASLFWSiMIFXsE=
+github.com/danwakefield/fnmatch v0.0.0-20160403171240-cbb64ac3d964 h1:y5HC9v93H5EPKqaS1UYVg1uYah5Xf51mBfIoWehClUQ=
+github.com/danwakefield/fnmatch v0.0.0-20160403171240-cbb64ac3d964/go.mod h1:Xd9hchkHSWYkEqJwUGisez3G1QY8Ryz0sdWrLPMGjLk=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/daviddengcn/go-colortext v0.0.0-20180409174941-186a3d44e920 h1:d/cVoZOrJPJHKH1NdeUjyVAWKp4OpOT+Q+6T1sH7jeU=
 github.com/daviddengcn/go-colortext v0.0.0-20180409174941-186a3d44e920/go.mod h1:dv4zxwHi5C/8AeI+4gX4dCWOIvNi7I6JCSX0HvlKPgE=
+github.com/denormal/go-gitignore v0.0.0-20180930084346-ae8ad1d07817 h1:0nsrg//Dc7xC74H/TZ5sYR8uk4UQRNjsw8zejqH5a4Q=
+github.com/denormal/go-gitignore v0.0.0-20180930084346-ae8ad1d07817/go.mod h1:C/+sI4IFnEpCn6VQ3GIPEp+FrQnQw+YQP3+n+GdGq7o=
 github.com/golangplus/bytes v0.0.0-20160111154220-45c989fe5450 h1:7xqw01UYS+KCI25bMrPxwNYkSns2Db1ziQPpVq99FpE=
 github.com/golangplus/bytes v0.0.0-20160111154220-45c989fe5450/go.mod h1:Bk6SMAONeMXrxql8uvOKuAZSu8aM5RUGv+1C6IJaEho=
 github.com/golangplus/fmt v0.0.0-20150411045040-2a5d6d7d2995 h1:f5gsjBiF9tRRVomCvrkGMMWI8W1f2OBFar2c5oakAP0=