diff --git a/src/ciderlib/.cvsignore b/src/ciderlib/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..282522db0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ciderlib/.cvsignore
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+Makefile
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diff --git a/src/ciderlib/input/.cvsignore b/src/ciderlib/input/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..051d1bd50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ciderlib/input/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Makefile
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diff --git a/src/ciderlib/oned/.cvsignore b/src/ciderlib/oned/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e99558847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ciderlib/oned/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.deps
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diff --git a/src/ciderlib/support/.cvsignore b/src/ciderlib/support/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e99558847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ciderlib/support/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.deps
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diff --git a/src/ciderlib/twod/.cvsignore b/src/ciderlib/twod/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e99558847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ciderlib/twod/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
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diff --git a/src/frontend/numparam/.cvsignore b/src/frontend/numparam/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e440fafda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/numparam/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Makefile.in
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diff --git a/src/frontend/wdisp/.cvsignore b/src/frontend/wdisp/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e99558847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/wdisp/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.deps
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+Makefile.in