diff --git a/examples/helloworld/.gitignore b/examples/helloworld/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ecc3f3e5d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/helloworld/.gitignore
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+Makefile
+helloworld
diff --git a/examples/helloworld2/.gitignore b/examples/helloworld2/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4d886c5a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/helloworld2/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+helloworld2
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/helloworld/.gitignore b/tests/old/examples/helloworld/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ecc3f3e5d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/old/examples/helloworld/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+helloworld
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/helloworld2/.gitignore b/tests/old/examples/helloworld2/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4d886c5a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/old/examples/helloworld2/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+helloworld2