diff --git a/bin/.gitignore b/bin/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a4cb5288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+hledger-check-dates
+hledger-equity
+hledger-print-unique
+hledger-register-match
+hledger-rewrite