diff --git a/tools/.svnignore b/tools/.svnignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..583193f706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/.svnignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+target
+.settings
+.classpath
+.project
+jclouds-tools-project.iml
+jclouds-tools-project.ipr
+jclouds-tools-project.iws
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/getpath/.svnignore b/tools/getpath/.svnignore
index 87e4fd304e..7c4e446982 100644
--- a/tools/getpath/.svnignore
+++ b/tools/getpath/.svnignore
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ target
 .settings
 .classpath
 .project
-jclouds-aws-sample-createandlistbuckets.iml
-jclouds-aws-sample-createandlistbuckets.ipr
-jclouds-aws-sample-createandlistbuckets.iws
\ No newline at end of file
+jclouds-getpath.iml
+jclouds-getpath.ipr
+jclouds-getpath.iws
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/jclouds-ant-plugin/.svnignore b/tools/jclouds-ant-plugin/.svnignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e596e5eb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/jclouds-ant-plugin/.svnignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+target
+.settings
+.classpath
+.project
+jclouds-ant-plugin.iml
+jclouds-ant-plugin.ipr
+jclouds-ant-plugin.iws
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/vfs/.svnignore b/tools/vfs/.svnignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b0cbb05c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/vfs/.svnignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+target
+.settings
+.classpath
+.project
+jclouds-vfs.iml
+jclouds-vfs.ipr
+jclouds-vfs.iws
\ No newline at end of file