diff --git a/chertex.sh b/chertex.sh
index b10b160..b4f764f 100755
--- a/chertex.sh
+++ b/chertex.sh
@@ -35,9 +35,42 @@ Rfiletype="R"
 TeXfiletype="tex"
 tikzfiles="*.tikz"
 Rnwfiles="*.Rnw"
-auxfiles="*.acn *.acr *.alg *.aux *.bbl *.blg *.dep *.dpth *.fdb* *.figlist *.fls *.glg
-*.glo *.gls *.lob *.lof *.log *.lor *.los *.lot *.out *.lox *.makefile *.map *.out *.run* *.slg *.slo
-*.sls *-tikzDictionary *.tdo *.toc *.xdy"
+# aux files
+aux_acn="*.acn"
+aux_acr="*.acr"
+aux_alg="*.alg"  # glossaries
+aux_aux="*.aux"
+aux_bbl="*.bbl"  # bibliography
+aux_blg="*.blg"  # bibliography
+aux_dep="*.dep"
+aux_dpth="*.dpth"
+aux_fdb="*.fdb*"
+aux_fig="*.figlist"
+aux_fls="*.fls"
+aux_glg="*.glg"
+aux_glo="*.glo"  # glossaries
+aux_gls="*.gls"  # glossaries
+aux_ist="*.ist"  # glossaries (makeindex style file)
+aux_lob="*.lob"
+aux_lof="*.lof"
+aux_log="*.log"
+aux_lor="*.lor"
+aux_los="*.los"
+aux_lot="*.lot"
+aux_out="*.out"
+aux_lox="*.lox"
+aux_make="*.makefile"
+aux_map="*.map"
+aux_run="*.run*"
+aux_slg="*.slg"
+aux_slo="*.slo"
+aux_sls="*.sls"
+aux_tikz="*-tikzDictionary"
+aux_tdo="*.tdo"
+aux_toc="*.toc"
+aux_xdy="*.xdy"  # glossaries (xindy)
+# all aux files in a string
+auxfiles="${aux_acn} ${aux_acr} ${aux_alg} ${aux_aux} ${aux_bbl} ${aux_blg} ${aux_dep} ${aux_dpth} ${aux_fdb} ${aux_fig} ${aux_fls} ${aux_glg} ${aux_glo} ${aux_gls} ${aux_ist} ${aux_lob} ${aux_lof} ${aux_log} ${aux_lor} ${aux_los} ${aux_lot} ${aux_out} ${aux_lox} ${aux_make} ${aux_map} ${aux_run} ${aux_slg} ${aux_slo} ${aux_sls} ${aux_tikz} ${aux_tdo} ${aux_toc} ${aux_xdy}"
 
 
 # depending on number of args and their content, do different things...