diff --git a/samples/.gitignore b/samples/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..784a1e4e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# general extra output
+*.lst
+*.lbl
+*.map
+# intermediate files
+*.o
+# executables
+*.prg
+*.xex
+*.bin
+*.com
+*.cvt
+*.lnx
diff --git a/samples/apple2/.gitignore b/samples/apple2/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4529f9617
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/apple2/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+dhgrshow
+hgrshow
+hgrtest
diff --git a/samples/atari2600/.gitignore b/samples/atari2600/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce0136250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/atari2600/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hello
diff --git a/samples/atari5200/.gitignore b/samples/atari5200/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce0136250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/atari5200/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hello
diff --git a/samples/cbm/.gitignore b/samples/cbm/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..752ddc6b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/cbm/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+fire
+hello
+nachtm
+plasma
diff --git a/samples/geos/.gitignore b/samples/geos/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8435a154
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/geos/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bitmap.c
+overlay-demores.h
diff --git a/samples/geos/grc/.gitignore b/samples/geos/grc/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3304ac042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/geos/grc/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+test.h
+test.s
+vlir.h
+vlir.s
diff --git a/samples/supervision/.gitignore b/samples/supervision/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce0136250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/supervision/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hello
diff --git a/samples/tutorial/.gitignore b/samples/tutorial/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce0136250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/tutorial/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hello
diff --git a/targettest/.gitignore b/targettest/.gitignore
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index 000000000..f49304717
--- /dev/null
+++ b/targettest/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# general extra output
+*.lst
+*.map
+# executables
+*.prg
+*.xex
+*.bin
+*.com