diff --git a/examples/gitignore b/examples/gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dbf1c2392
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+binary/
+binary*.iso
+binary*.img
+binary*.tar*
+binary*.contents
+binary*.packages
+binary*.zsync
+
+.build/
+build.log
+
+cache/
+
+chroot/
+chroot.packages.*
+
+config/binary
+config/bootstrap
+config/chroot
+config/common
+config/source
+
+source/
+source*.iso
+source*.img
+source*.tar*
+source*.contents
+source*.packages
+source*.zsync