diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9235563..350e0ae 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,11 +6,8 @@
 *.fls
 *.log
 *.out
-*.synctex.gz
-
-# template.tex output
-# move to *.pdf once manual is done
-template.pdf
 
 # release tarballs
 moderncv-*.tar.gz
+
+examples/