diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e4e2c78f..ea4a9db8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@
 # output from example_test
 example_test_log_*.txt
 
+# linux
+*.a
+example_brep/example_brep
+example_convert/example_convert
+example_read/example_read
+example_test/example_test
+example_userdata/example_userdata
+example_write/example_write
+
 # Xcode
 #
 # gitignore contributors: remember to update Global/Xcode.gitignore, Objective-C.gitignore & Swift.gitignore