diff --git a/docs/plugins/tmpl/.gitignore b/docs/plugins/tmpl/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..078ee87961
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/plugins/tmpl/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.sgml
diff --git a/tests/check/libs/.gitignore b/tests/check/libs/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f371ac87fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/check/libs/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.dirstamp
+cddabasesrc
diff --git a/tests/check/pipelines/.gitignore b/tests/check/pipelines/.gitignore
index d5cf461b61..70a2c5be79 100644
--- a/tests/check/pipelines/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/check/pipelines/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 .dirstamp
 simple-launch-lines
+theoraenc
+vorbisenc
diff --git a/tests/examples/volume/.gitignore b/tests/examples/volume/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4833bbb039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/examples/volume/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+volume