diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c6cfe51444..bf6826b824 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@
 /vprod
 /v.c
 /v.exe
-*.exe
\ No newline at end of file
+*.exe
+*.o
+.*.c
diff --git a/examples/hot_code_reloading/.gitignore b/examples/hot_code_reloading/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a1f2c1fe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hot_code_reloading/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+bounce
+graph
+message