diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5c7a70a..be4fb0e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,3 +29,9 @@ figures/_minted*
 
 #
 .DS_Store
+
+# binaries
+*.o
+runRss
+curlTest
+a.out