diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+ndn-cxx examples
+================
+
+By default, examples in `examples/` folder are not built.  To enable them, use
+`--with-examples` configure option. For example:
+
+    ./waf configure --with-examples
+    ./waf
+
+There are two ways to add new examples, depending on their complexity:
+
+1. Examples with a single translation unit
+
+  For simple examples that have a single translation unit, the `.cpp` file can be directly put
+  in `examples/` folder and it will be automatically compiled on the next run of `./waf`. Name
+  of the compiled binary will be determined by the base name of the `.cpp` file.  For example,
+  `examples/foo.cpp` will be compiled into binary `foo` in `<build>/examples` folder:
+
+        echo "int main() { return 0; }" > examples/foo.cpp
+        ./waf
+        # ... Compiling examples/foo.cpp
+        # ... Linking build/examples/foo
+
+        # To run the example
+        ./build/examples/foo
+
+2. Examples with multiple translation units
+
+  For more complex examples that contain multiple translation units, one can use
+  the following directory structure:
+
+  - Create a directory under `examples/` folder (e.g., `examples/bar`).
+    The name of this directory will determine the name of the compiled binary
+   (`<build>/examples/bar/bar`)
+
+  - Place any number of translation units (e.g., `examples/bar/a.cpp`, `examples/bar/b.cpp`,
+    ...) in this directory.  All `.cpp` files in this directory will be compiled and linked
+    together to produce the binary of the example.  One of the .cpp files should contain
+    the `main()` function.
+
+  For example:
+
+        mkdir examples/bar
+        echo "int bar(); int main() { return bar(); }" > examples/bar/a.cpp
+        echo "int bar() { return 10; } " > examples/bar/b.cpp
+        ./waf
+        # ... Compiling examples/bar/a.cpp
+        # ... Compiling examples/bar/b.cpp
+        # ... Linking build/examples/bar/bar
+
+        # To run the example
+        ./build/examples/bar/bar
diff --git a/examples/wscript b/examples/wscript
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--- a/examples/wscript
+++ b/examples/wscript
@@ -3,10 +3,22 @@
 top = '..'
 
 def build(bld):
-    for app in bld.path.ant_glob('*.cpp'):
+    # List all .cpp files (whole example should be in one .cpp)
+    for i in bld.path.ant_glob(['*.cpp']):
+        name = str(i)[:-len(".cpp")]
         bld(features=['cxx', 'cxxprogram'],
-            target = '%s' % (str(app.change_ext('','.cpp'))),
-            source = app,
-            use = 'ndn-cxx',
-            install_path = None,
+            target=name,
+            source=[i] + bld.path.ant_glob(['%s/**/*.cpp' % name]),
+            use='ndn-cxx',
+            install_path=None
+            )
+
+    # List all directories files (example can has multiple .cpp in the directory)
+    for name in bld.path.ant_glob(['*'], dir=True, src=False):
+        bld(features=['cxx', 'cxxprogram'],
+            target="%s/%s" % (name, name),
+            source=bld.path.ant_glob(['%s/**/*.cpp' % name]),
+            use='ndn-cxx',
+            install_path=None,
+            includes='%s' % name,
             )