diff --git a/tools/binman/test/files/1.dat b/tools/binman/test/files/1.dat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a952470
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/test/files/1.dat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sorry I'm late
diff --git a/tools/binman/test/files/2.dat b/tools/binman/test/files/2.dat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..687ea52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/test/files/2.dat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Oh, don't bother apologising, I'm sorry you're alive
diff --git a/tools/binman/test/files/ignored_dir.dat/ignore b/tools/binman/test/files/ignored_dir.dat/ignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/test/files/ignored_dir.dat/ignore
diff --git a/tools/binman/test/files/not-this-one b/tools/binman/test/files/not-this-one
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e71c225
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/test/files/not-this-one
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+this does not have a .dat extenion