diff --git a/examples/elf/tests/.gitignore b/examples/elf/tests/.gitignore
index b54b4dcff..0262e38a3 100644
--- a/examples/elf/tests/.gitignore
+++ b/examples/elf/tests/.gitignore
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
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-romfs.img
-dirlist.h
-symtab.c
-varlist.tmp
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-
+/romfs
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+/romfs.img
+/dirlist.h
+/symtab.c
+/varlist.tmp
 
diff --git a/examples/nxflat/tests/.gitignore b/examples/nxflat/tests/.gitignore
index 3a5a640ce..d66f62e1b 100644
--- a/examples/nxflat/tests/.gitignore
+++ b/examples/nxflat/tests/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-romfs
-romfs.h
-romfs.img
-dirlist.h
-symtab.h
+/romfs
+/romfs.h
+/romfs.img
+/dirlist.h
+/symtab.h
 
diff --git a/examples/posix_spawn/filesystem/.gitignore b/examples/posix_spawn/filesystem/.gitignore
index 93a81072d..23504a6af 100644
--- a/examples/posix_spawn/filesystem/.gitignore
+++ b/examples/posix_spawn/filesystem/.gitignore
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-romfs
-romfs.h
-romfs.img
-symtab.c
-
-
-
-
+/romfs
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+/romfs.img
+/symtab.c
 
diff --git a/examples/thttpd/content/.gitignore b/examples/thttpd/content/.gitignore
index b910a2519..37d8c92fb 100644
--- a/examples/thttpd/content/.gitignore
+++ b/examples/thttpd/content/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-romfs
-romfs.h
-romfs.img
-symtab.h
+/romfs
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+/symtab.h