diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 843ef011e3..cb77d18a4b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1 @@
-/compiler/v.c
-/compiler/vc
-/compiler/v
 *.dSYM
diff --git a/compiler/.gitignore b/compiler/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fb335aa93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+v.c
+vc
+v
diff --git a/examples/game_of_life/.gitignore b/examples/game_of_life/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b10a05285
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/game_of_life/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+life
diff --git a/examples/tetris/.gitignore b/examples/tetris/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8320cc9ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/tetris/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+tetris
diff --git a/examples/word_counter/.gitignore b/examples/word_counter/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a56cab926e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/word_counter/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+word_counter