diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 29d3e9d..3fff07d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 *.swp
 *~
 ws
-local.conf
+build.conf
 /.idea/
 /test/test_rw.bin
 /test/test_counting_semaphore
diff --git a/build.conf.example b/build.conf.example
index c1d8adc..db40d7f 100644
--- a/build.conf.example
+++ b/build.conf.example
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-# This is an Example build config file (local.conf)
+# This is an Example build config file (build.conf)
 # you might not need this file, but if the defaults dont work for you
 # You can override them here.
-# Tweak the values to your needs and rename it to local.conf
+# Tweak the values to your needs and rename it to build.conf
 
 ######### C++ Compiler #########
 # Should work with clang and g++