diff --git a/data/patterns/Animal/.gitignore b/data/patterns/Animal/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ee6454019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/patterns/Animal/.gitignore
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+/Makefile.in
+/Makefile
diff --git a/data/patterns/Food/.gitignore b/data/patterns/Food/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ee6454019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/patterns/Food/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/Makefile.in
+/Makefile
diff --git a/data/patterns/Legacy/.gitignore b/data/patterns/Legacy/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ee6454019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/patterns/Legacy/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/Makefile.in
+/Makefile
diff --git a/data/patterns/Plant/.gitignore b/data/patterns/Plant/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ee6454019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/patterns/Plant/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/Makefile.in
+/Makefile
diff --git a/data/patterns/Sky/.gitignore b/data/patterns/Sky/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ee6454019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/patterns/Sky/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/Makefile.in
+/Makefile