diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b0cb1fe..e0ac49b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 .netrwhist
 vim/vim.symlink/bundle/
+npm-debug.log
diff --git a/zsh/functions.zsh b/zsh/functions.zsh
index ccac997..345f1dd 100644
--- a/zsh/functions.zsh
+++ b/zsh/functions.zsh
@@ -97,3 +97,13 @@ function scpp() {
     echo "http://nicknisi.com/i/$1" | pbcopy;
     echo "Copied to clipboard: http://nicknisi.com/i/$1"
 }
+
+# install a grunt plugin and save to devDependencies
+function gi() {
+    npm install --save-dev grunt-"$@"
+}
+
+# install a grunt-contrib plugin and save to devDependencies
+function gci() {
+    npm install --save-dev grunt-contrib-"$@"
+}