diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9235563..105d75f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 *.fls
 *.log
 *.out
+*.pdf
+*.kate-swp
 *.synctex.gz
 
-# template.tex output
-# move to *.pdf once manual is done
-template.pdf
-
 # release tarballs
 moderncv-*.tar.gz
+
+examples/