diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc31c3ae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+.deps
+Makefile
+config.cache
+config.h
+config.log
+config.status
+stamp-h
diff --git a/debian/.cvsignore b/debian/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3c7a7c5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Makefile
diff --git a/docs/.cvsignore b/docs/.cvsignore
index d2865a246..532099308 100644
--- a/docs/.cvsignore
+++ b/docs/.cvsignore
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+.deps
+Makefile
 *.info*
diff --git a/grub/.cvsignore b/grub/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d720cee60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grub/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.deps
+Makefile
+grub
diff --git a/lib/.cvsignore b/lib/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63f8570f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.deps
+Makefile
diff --git a/netboot/.cvsignore b/netboot/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63f8570f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netboot/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.deps
+Makefile
diff --git a/stage1/.cvsignore b/stage1/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e17330df9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stage1/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.deps
+Makefile
+stage1
+stage1.exec
diff --git a/stage2/.cvsignore b/stage2/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54cfea41e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stage2/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+.deps
+Makefile
+diskless
+diskless_size.h
+nbgrub
+nbloader
+pre_stage2
+pxegrub
+pxeloader
+stage2
+stage2_size.h
+start
+*.exec
+*_stage1_5
diff --git a/util/.cvsignore b/util/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22981e793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+.deps
+Makefile
+grub-image
+grub-install
+grub-md5-crypt
+mbchk