diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+#
+# NOTE! Don't add files that are generated in specific
+# subdirectories here. Add them in the ".gitignore" file
+# in that subdirectory instead.
+#
+# Normal rules
+#
+.*
+*.o
+*.a
+*.bin
+*.srec
+
+#
+# Top-level generic files
+#
+u-boot*
+System.map
+
+#
+# Generated include files
+#
+include/asm
+include/asm-*/arch
+include/config.mk
+include/config.h
+include/version_autogenerated.h
+
+# stgit generated dirs
+patches-*
+
+#
+# Quilt
+#
+patches
diff --git a/examples/.gitignore b/examples/.gitignore
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+#
+# Generated files
+#
+hello_world
diff --git a/tools/.gitignore b/tools/.gitignore
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index 0000000..8579bac
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+++ b/tools/.gitignore
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+#
+# Generated files
+#
+crc32.c
+environment.c
+bmp_logo
+envcrc
+gen_eth_addr
+img2srec
+inca-swap-bytes
+mkimage