diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 84c048a73..6d6c4d9ad 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 /build/
+/*.DS_Store
diff --git a/doc/.gitignore b/doc/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7cbee1ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/*.DS_Store
diff --git a/doc/images/.gitignore b/doc/images/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7cbee1ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/images/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/*.DS_Store
diff --git a/examples/.gitignore b/examples/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7cbee1ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/*.DS_Store
diff --git a/examples/Data/.gitignore b/examples/Data/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7cbee1ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/Data/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/*.DS_Store