diff --git a/examples/ccn-lite-client/main.c b/examples/ccn-lite-client/main.c
index a56994cb6b..09a3b72f89 100644
--- a/examples/ccn-lite-client/main.c
+++ b/examples/ccn-lite-client/main.c
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
-/**
- * RIOT CCN SHELL
- *
+/*
  * Copyright (C) 2013 Freie Universität Berlin
  *
- * This file subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser General
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser General
  * Public License. See the file LICENSE in the top level directory for more
  * details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup examples
+ * @{
  *
- * \{
- * \file riot_ccn.c
- * \author Christian Mehlis <mehlis@inf.fu-berlin.de>
- * \}
+ * @file
+ * @brief CCN Lite interactive shell example application
+ *
+ * @author Christian Mehlis <mehlis@inf.fu-berlin.de>
+ *
+ * @}
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/examples/ccn-lite-relay/main.c b/examples/ccn-lite-relay/main.c
index 76d66bc52f..23deeb2116 100644
--- a/examples/ccn-lite-relay/main.c
+++ b/examples/ccn-lite-relay/main.c
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
-/**
- * RIOT CCN MAIN APP
- *
+/*
  * Copyright (C) 2013 Freie Universität Berlin
  *
- * This file subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser General
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser General
  * Public License. See the file LICENSE in the top level directory for more
  * details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup examples
+ * @{
  *
- * \{
- * \file main.c
- * \author Christian Mehlis <mehlis@inf.fu-berlin.de>
- * \}
+ * @file
+ * @brief CCN Lite relay example application
+ *
+ * @author Christian Mehlis <mehlis@inf.fu-berlin.de>
+ *
+ * @}
  */
 
 // system
diff --git a/examples/default/main.c b/examples/default/main.c
index 01322e3f34..0d8e5a23fe 100644
--- a/examples/default/main.c
+++ b/examples/default/main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2008, 2009, 2010  Kaspar Schleiser <kaspar@schleiser.de>
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 INRIA
  * Copyright (C) 2013 Ludwig Ortmann <ludwig.ortmann@fu-berlin.de>
  *
  * This file subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser General
@@ -7,6 +8,20 @@
  * details.
  */
 
+/**
+ * @ingroup     examples
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Default application that shows a lot of functionality of RIOT
+ *
+ * @author      Kaspar Schleiser <kaspar@schleiser.de>
+ * @author      Oliver Hahm <oliver.hahm@inria.fr>
+ * @author      Ludwig Ortmann <ludwig.ortmann@fu-berlin.de>
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
diff --git a/examples/hello-world/main.c b/examples/hello-world/main.c
index 3f4173d8fb..c55bdfc660 100644
--- a/examples/hello-world/main.c
+++ b/examples/hello-world/main.c
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Freie Universität Berlin
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser General
+ * Public License. See the file LICENSE in the top level directory for more
+ * details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup     examples
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Hello World application
+ *
+ * @author      Kaspar Schleiser <kaspar@schleiser.de>
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 int main(void)
diff --git a/examples/ipc_pingpong/main.c b/examples/ipc_pingpong/main.c
index 8b9fc366c6..6d2351413a 100644
--- a/examples/ipc_pingpong/main.c
+++ b/examples/ipc_pingpong/main.c
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Freie Universität Berlin
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser General
+ * Public License. See the file LICENSE in the top level directory for more
+ * details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup     examples
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       IPC pingpong application
+ *
+ * @author      Kaspar Schleiser <kaspar@schleiser.de>
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <thread.h>
 #include <msg.h>
diff --git a/examples/rpl_udp/main.c b/examples/rpl_udp/main.c
index c276e49ecd..8b1258700c 100644
--- a/examples/rpl_udp/main.c
+++ b/examples/rpl_udp/main.c
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 INRIA
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser General
+ * Public License. See the file LICENSE in the top level directory for more
+ * details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup examples
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief UDP RPL example application
+ *
+ * @author      Oliver Hahm <oliver.hahm@inria.fr>
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #include "posix_io.h"
diff --git a/examples/rpl_udp/rpl.c b/examples/rpl_udp/rpl.c
index d20f9de87d..b35ca754d9 100644
--- a/examples/rpl_udp/rpl.c
+++ b/examples/rpl_udp/rpl.c
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 INRIA
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser General
+ * Public License. See the file LICENSE in the top level directory for more
+ * details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup examples
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief UDP RPL example application
+ *
+ * @author      Oliver Hahm <oliver.hahm@inria.fr>
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include "vtimer.h"
diff --git a/examples/rpl_udp/udp.c b/examples/rpl_udp/udp.c
index a3c36ddf9c..c604c8fe4b 100644
--- a/examples/rpl_udp/udp.c
+++ b/examples/rpl_udp/udp.c
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 INRIA
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser General
+ * Public License. See the file LICENSE in the top level directory for more
+ * details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup examples
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief UDP RPL example application
+ *
+ * @author      Oliver Hahm <oliver.hahm@inria.fr>
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>