diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/.gitignore b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/.gitignore
index 3a05b99bfa266f..a77719968a7e1a 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/.gitignore
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 *.example.dts
-processed-schema*.yaml
-processed-schema*.json
+/processed-schema*.yaml
+/processed-schema*.json
diff --git a/arch/.gitignore b/arch/.gitignore
index 4191da401dbbff..756c19c34f99d2 100644
--- a/arch/.gitignore
+++ b/arch/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-i386
-x86_64
+/i386/
+/x86_64/
diff --git a/certs/.gitignore b/certs/.gitignore
index 6cbd1f1a5837b2..8c3763f80be388 100644
--- a/certs/.gitignore
+++ b/certs/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-x509_certificate_list
-x509_revocation_list
+/x509_certificate_list
+/x509_revocation_list
diff --git a/drivers/memory/.gitignore b/drivers/memory/.gitignore
index caedc4c7d2dbe9..5e84bee05ef8ff 100644
--- a/drivers/memory/.gitignore
+++ b/drivers/memory/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-ti-emif-asm-offsets.h
+/ti-emif-asm-offsets.h
diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/.gitignore b/drivers/tty/vt/.gitignore
index 3ecf42234d89c2..0221709b177dff 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/.gitignore
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-conmakehash
-consolemap_deftbl.c
-defkeymap.c
+/conmakehash
+/consolemap_deftbl.c
+/defkeymap.c
diff --git a/fs/unicode/.gitignore b/fs/unicode/.gitignore
index 9b2467e77b2d8d..361294571ab0b6 100644
--- a/fs/unicode/.gitignore
+++ b/fs/unicode/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-mkutf8data
-utf8data.h
+/mkutf8data
+/utf8data.h
diff --git a/kernel/.gitignore b/kernel/.gitignore
index dafdce3d18c5e8..c6b299a6b7866d 100644
--- a/kernel/.gitignore
+++ b/kernel/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /config_data
-kheaders.md5
+/kheaders.md5
diff --git a/lib/.gitignore b/lib/.gitignore
index 327cb2c7f2c92b..5e7fa54c453662 100644
--- a/lib/.gitignore
+++ b/lib/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-gen_crc32table
-gen_crc64table
-crc32table.h
-crc64table.h
-oid_registry_data.c
+/crc32table.h
+/crc64table.h
+/gen_crc32table
+/gen_crc64table
+/oid_registry_data.c
diff --git a/samples/auxdisplay/.gitignore b/samples/auxdisplay/.gitignore
index 2ed744c0e7416e..d023816849bd63 100644
--- a/samples/auxdisplay/.gitignore
+++ b/samples/auxdisplay/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-cfag12864b-example
+/cfag12864b-example
diff --git a/samples/binderfs/.gitignore b/samples/binderfs/.gitignore
index eb60241e8087dc..8fa415a3640b09 100644
--- a/samples/binderfs/.gitignore
+++ b/samples/binderfs/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-binderfs_example
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/binderfs_example
diff --git a/samples/connector/.gitignore b/samples/connector/.gitignore
index d86f2ff9c94792..0e26039f39b5ed 100644
--- a/samples/connector/.gitignore
+++ b/samples/connector/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-ucon
+/ucon
diff --git a/samples/hidraw/.gitignore b/samples/hidraw/.gitignore
index d7a6074ebcf932..5233ab63262efb 100644
--- a/samples/hidraw/.gitignore
+++ b/samples/hidraw/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-hid-example
+/hid-example
diff --git a/samples/mei/.gitignore b/samples/mei/.gitignore
index db5e802f041e67..fe894bcb6a62dd 100644
--- a/samples/mei/.gitignore
+++ b/samples/mei/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-mei-amt-version
+/mei-amt-version
diff --git a/samples/nitro_enclaves/.gitignore b/samples/nitro_enclaves/.gitignore
index 827934129c901e..6a718eec71f4ad 100644
--- a/samples/nitro_enclaves/.gitignore
+++ b/samples/nitro_enclaves/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-ne_ioctl_sample
+/ne_ioctl_sample
diff --git a/samples/pidfd/.gitignore b/samples/pidfd/.gitignore
index eea857fca736d5..d4cfa3176b1b5d 100644
--- a/samples/pidfd/.gitignore
+++ b/samples/pidfd/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-pidfd-metadata
+/pidfd-metadata
diff --git a/samples/seccomp/.gitignore b/samples/seccomp/.gitignore
index 4a5a5b7db30b4c..a6df0da77c5d1d 100644
--- a/samples/seccomp/.gitignore
+++ b/samples/seccomp/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-bpf-direct
-bpf-fancy
-dropper
-user-trap
+/bpf-direct
+/bpf-fancy
+/dropper
+/user-trap
diff --git a/samples/timers/.gitignore b/samples/timers/.gitignore
index 40510c33cf08b3..cd9ff7b9538304 100644
--- a/samples/timers/.gitignore
+++ b/samples/timers/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-hpet_example
+/hpet_example
diff --git a/samples/vfs/.gitignore b/samples/vfs/.gitignore
index 8fdabf7e53735f..79212d91285bca 100644
--- a/samples/vfs/.gitignore
+++ b/samples/vfs/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-test-fsmount
-test-statx
+/test-fsmount
+/test-statx
diff --git a/samples/watch_queue/.gitignore b/samples/watch_queue/.gitignore
index 2aa3c7e56a1ad1..823b351d3db988 100644
--- a/samples/watch_queue/.gitignore
+++ b/samples/watch_queue/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-watch_test
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/watch_test
diff --git a/samples/watchdog/.gitignore b/samples/watchdog/.gitignore
index 74153b831244c6..a70a0150ed9f3b 100644
--- a/samples/watchdog/.gitignore
+++ b/samples/watchdog/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-watchdog-simple
+/watchdog-simple
diff --git a/scripts/.gitignore b/scripts/.gitignore
index a6c11316c96967..e83c620ef52ca8 100644
--- a/scripts/.gitignore
+++ b/scripts/.gitignore
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-bin2c
-kallsyms
-unifdef
-recordmcount
-sorttable
-asn1_compiler
-extract-cert
-sign-file
-insert-sys-cert
+/asn1_compiler
+/bin2c
+/extract-cert
+/insert-sys-cert
+/kallsyms
 /module.lds
+/recordmcount
+/sign-file
+/sorttable
+/unifdef
diff --git a/scripts/basic/.gitignore b/scripts/basic/.gitignore
index 98ae1f509592b6..961c91c8a88461 100644
--- a/scripts/basic/.gitignore
+++ b/scripts/basic/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-fixdep
+/fixdep
diff --git a/scripts/dtc/.gitignore b/scripts/dtc/.gitignore
index 8a8b62bf3d3c88..e0b5c1d2464a78 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/.gitignore
+++ b/scripts/dtc/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-dtc
-fdtoverlay
+/dtc
+/fdtoverlay
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/.gitignore b/scripts/gcc-plugins/.gitignore
index b04e0f0f033e46..5cc385b9eb97bb 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/.gitignore
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugins/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-randomize_layout_seed.h
+/randomize_layout_seed.h
diff --git a/scripts/genksyms/.gitignore b/scripts/genksyms/.gitignore
index 999af710f83d33..0b275abf9405f7 100644
--- a/scripts/genksyms/.gitignore
+++ b/scripts/genksyms/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-genksyms
+/genksyms
diff --git a/scripts/mod/.gitignore b/scripts/mod/.gitignore
index 07e4a39f90a6ab..0465ec33c9bfd1 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/.gitignore
+++ b/scripts/mod/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-elfconfig.h
-mk_elfconfig
-modpost
-devicetable-offsets.h
+/devicetable-offsets.h
+/elfconfig.h
+/mk_elfconfig
+/modpost
diff --git a/usr/.gitignore b/usr/.gitignore
index 935442ed1eb256..8996e7a889024f 100644
--- a/usr/.gitignore
+++ b/usr/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-gen_init_cpio
-initramfs_data.cpio
+/gen_init_cpio
+/initramfs_data.cpio
 /initramfs_inc_data