diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7362f5b19e9f92e67b9222bd4d60e324bde6f200..0501735bb3739deed18d3e304f1f22dc4af9402b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ service/minerva-big/
 debian/src/
 debian/minerva*
 debian/src/*.sql
+/bin/
diff --git a/CellDesigner-plugin/.gitignore b/CellDesigner-plugin/.gitignore
index 4cc6dcf966e2641291794e2ca5831abdda8f4ab4..2cb3366f98d2acdd5b1a1e343350deddd04f6c0e 100644
--- a/CellDesigner-plugin/.gitignore
+++ b/CellDesigner-plugin/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 target
 .classpath
 .settings
+/bin/
diff --git a/annotation/.gitignore b/annotation/.gitignore
index 4cc6dcf966e2641291794e2ca5831abdda8f4ab4..2cb3366f98d2acdd5b1a1e343350deddd04f6c0e 100644
--- a/annotation/.gitignore
+++ b/annotation/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 target
 .classpath
 .settings
+/bin/
diff --git a/commons/.gitignore b/commons/.gitignore
index 4cc6dcf966e2641291794e2ca5831abdda8f4ab4..2cb3366f98d2acdd5b1a1e343350deddd04f6c0e 100644
--- a/commons/.gitignore
+++ b/commons/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 target
 .classpath
 .settings
+/bin/
diff --git a/comparison/.gitignore b/comparison/.gitignore
index 4cc6dcf966e2641291794e2ca5831abdda8f4ab4..2cb3366f98d2acdd5b1a1e343350deddd04f6c0e 100644
--- a/comparison/.gitignore
+++ b/comparison/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 target
 .classpath
 .settings
+/bin/
diff --git a/console/.gitignore b/console/.gitignore
index 4cc6dcf966e2641291794e2ca5831abdda8f4ab4..2cb3366f98d2acdd5b1a1e343350deddd04f6c0e 100644
--- a/console/.gitignore
+++ b/console/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 target
 .classpath
 .settings
+/bin/
diff --git a/converter-CellDesigner/.gitignore b/converter-CellDesigner/.gitignore
index 4cc6dcf966e2641291794e2ca5831abdda8f4ab4..2cb3366f98d2acdd5b1a1e343350deddd04f6c0e 100644
--- a/converter-CellDesigner/.gitignore
+++ b/converter-CellDesigner/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 target
 .classpath
 .settings
+/bin/
diff --git a/converter-SBGNML/.gitignore b/converter-SBGNML/.gitignore
index ed1614da3bfd10591941ecb33c06ff989844a9ca..2cb3366f98d2acdd5b1a1e343350deddd04f6c0e 100644
--- a/converter-SBGNML/.gitignore
+++ b/converter-SBGNML/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #eclipse files
-bin
 target
 .classpath
 .settings
+/bin/
diff --git a/converter-graphics/.gitignore b/converter-graphics/.gitignore
index 4cc6dcf966e2641291794e2ca5831abdda8f4ab4..2cb3366f98d2acdd5b1a1e343350deddd04f6c0e 100644
--- a/converter-graphics/.gitignore
+++ b/converter-graphics/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 target
 .classpath
 .settings
+/bin/
diff --git a/converter-sbml/.gitignore b/converter-sbml/.gitignore
index 4cc6dcf966e2641291794e2ca5831abdda8f4ab4..2cb3366f98d2acdd5b1a1e343350deddd04f6c0e 100644
--- a/converter-sbml/.gitignore
+++ b/converter-sbml/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 target
 .classpath
 .settings
+/bin/
diff --git a/converter/.gitignore b/converter/.gitignore
index 4cc6dcf966e2641291794e2ca5831abdda8f4ab4..2cb3366f98d2acdd5b1a1e343350deddd04f6c0e 100644
--- a/converter/.gitignore
+++ b/converter/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 target
 .classpath
 .settings
+/bin/
diff --git a/editor/.gitignore b/editor/.gitignore
index 4cc6dcf966e2641291794e2ca5831abdda8f4ab4..2cb3366f98d2acdd5b1a1e343350deddd04f6c0e 100644
--- a/editor/.gitignore
+++ b/editor/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 target
 .classpath
 .settings
+/bin/
diff --git a/model-command/.gitignore b/model-command/.gitignore
index 4cc6dcf966e2641291794e2ca5831abdda8f4ab4..2cb3366f98d2acdd5b1a1e343350deddd04f6c0e 100644
--- a/model-command/.gitignore
+++ b/model-command/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 target
 .classpath
 .settings
+/bin/
diff --git a/model/.gitignore b/model/.gitignore
index 4cc6dcf966e2641291794e2ca5831abdda8f4ab4..2cb3366f98d2acdd5b1a1e343350deddd04f6c0e 100644
--- a/model/.gitignore
+++ b/model/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 target
 .classpath
 .settings
+/bin/
diff --git a/pathvisio/.gitignore b/pathvisio/.gitignore
index 4cc6dcf966e2641291794e2ca5831abdda8f4ab4..2cb3366f98d2acdd5b1a1e343350deddd04f6c0e 100644
--- a/pathvisio/.gitignore
+++ b/pathvisio/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 target
 .classpath
 .settings
+/bin/
diff --git a/persist/.gitignore b/persist/.gitignore
index 4cc6dcf966e2641291794e2ca5831abdda8f4ab4..2cb3366f98d2acdd5b1a1e343350deddd04f6c0e 100644
--- a/persist/.gitignore
+++ b/persist/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 target
 .classpath
 .settings
+/bin/
diff --git a/quadTrees/.gitignore b/quadTrees/.gitignore
index 4cc6dcf966e2641291794e2ca5831abdda8f4ab4..2cb3366f98d2acdd5b1a1e343350deddd04f6c0e 100644
--- a/quadTrees/.gitignore
+++ b/quadTrees/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 target
 .classpath
 .settings
+/bin/
diff --git a/reactome/.gitignore b/reactome/.gitignore
index 4cc6dcf966e2641291794e2ca5831abdda8f4ab4..2cb3366f98d2acdd5b1a1e343350deddd04f6c0e 100644
--- a/reactome/.gitignore
+++ b/reactome/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 target
 .classpath
 .settings
+/bin/
diff --git a/rest-api/.gitignore b/rest-api/.gitignore
index 4cc6dcf966e2641291794e2ca5831abdda8f4ab4..2cb3366f98d2acdd5b1a1e343350deddd04f6c0e 100644
--- a/rest-api/.gitignore
+++ b/rest-api/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 target
 .classpath
 .settings
+/bin/
diff --git a/service/.gitignore b/service/.gitignore
index 4cc6dcf966e2641291794e2ca5831abdda8f4ab4..2cb3366f98d2acdd5b1a1e343350deddd04f6c0e 100644
--- a/service/.gitignore
+++ b/service/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 target
 .classpath
 .settings
+/bin/
diff --git a/web/.gitignore b/web/.gitignore
index 2077efbfc6bccd905bc07f229c53efffe61c3639..e675e0d64d4b306b5b71b21e2845e290046e857c 100644
--- a/web/.gitignore
+++ b/web/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ target
 /src/main/webapp/resources/js/minerva.js
 /src/main/webapp/resources/js/minerva.js.map
 
+/bin/