diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 567f694f..d0dd3961 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@
 # example  files
 example/*
 !example/example.cpp
+!example/bench.cpp
 !example/utils.h
-!example/makefile
-!example/makefile.clang
+!example/Makefile*
+!example/example.sln
+!example/example.vcxproj
+!example/CMakeLists.txt
 
 # generated files
 generated