diff --git a/examples/.cvsignore b/examples/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..282522db0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
diff --git a/examples/ChangeLog b/examples/ChangeLog
index 5549fa574..fac04cd1b 100644
--- a/examples/ChangeLog
+++ b/examples/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-06-01  Rob Browning  <rlb@cs.utexas.edu>
+
+	* .cvsignore: here and in all subdirectories listing Makefile and
+	Makefile.in.
+
 2001-05-31  Martin Grabmueller  <mgrabmue@cs.tu-berlin.de>
 
 	* box-dynamic: New directory, implements the box type in a shared
diff --git a/examples/box-dynamic/.cvsignore b/examples/box-dynamic/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..282522db0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/box-dynamic/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
diff --git a/examples/box-module/.cvsignore b/examples/box-module/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..282522db0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/box-module/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
diff --git a/examples/box/.cvsignore b/examples/box/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..282522db0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/box/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
diff --git a/examples/modules/.cvsignore b/examples/modules/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..282522db0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/modules/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
diff --git a/examples/safe/.cvsignore b/examples/safe/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..282522db0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/safe/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
diff --git a/examples/scripts/.cvsignore b/examples/scripts/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..282522db0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/scripts/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+Makefile.in