diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5c46de67..f9136f27 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-templates_c/*
-cache/*
 packages/*
 temp/*
diff --git a/cache/.gitignore b/cache/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72e8ffc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cache/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*
diff --git a/cache/.keep b/cache/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/templates_c/.gitignore b/templates_c/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72e8ffc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates_c/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*
diff --git a/templates_c/.keep b/templates_c/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b