diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e1b92a315..3e7b86626 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 # emacs saves
 [#]*[#]
+.[#]*
 *~
 
 # Compiled Dynamic libraries
diff --git a/egs/wsj/s5/local/online/run_nnet2.sh b/egs/wsj/s5/local/online/run_nnet2.sh
index eac76b621..6ee3f004a 100755
--- a/egs/wsj/s5/local/online/run_nnet2.sh
+++ b/egs/wsj/s5/local/online/run_nnet2.sh
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ If you want to use GPUs (and have them), go to src/, and configure and make on a
 where "nvcc" is installed.  Otherwise, call this script with --use-gpu false
 EOF
   fi
-  parallel_opts="-l gpu=1" 
+  parallel_opts="--gpu 1" 
   num_threads=1
   minibatch_size=512
   # the _a is in case I want to change the parameters.
 else
   num_threads=16
   minibatch_size=128
-  parallel_opts="-pe smp $num_threads" 
+  parallel_opts="--num-threads $num_threads" 
 fi
 
 local/online/run_nnet2_common.sh --stage $stage || exit 1;