diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1d104f58b6..d11d3c4bd8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,9 +24,3 @@ current_platform.mk
 
 /docs/.jekyll-metadata
 docs/.jekyll-cache
-
-/examples/app_hello_world/bin/*
-/examples/app_hello_world/cf2.*
-
-/examples/app_peer_to_peer/bin/*
-/examples/app_peer_to_peer/cf2.*
diff --git a/examples/app_api/.gitignore b/examples/app_api/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a743f37a76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/app_api/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bin/*
+cf2.*
diff --git a/examples/app_hello_world/.gitignore b/examples/app_hello_world/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a743f37a76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/app_hello_world/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bin/*
+cf2.*
diff --git a/examples/app_peer_to_peer/.gitignore b/examples/app_peer_to_peer/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a743f37a76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/app_peer_to_peer/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bin/*
+cf2.*
diff --git a/examples/app_push_demo/.gitignore b/examples/app_push_demo/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a743f37a76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/app_push_demo/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bin/*
+cf2.*