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Ignoring files/paths with RegEx in VisualHG

I am using VisualHG 1.0.7 and cannot seem to ignore the files that I want.

The behavior I am experiencing is the RegEx values I enter for ignoring files appears to only be applied to items marked as ?: unknown.

What I am looking for is a way to add RegEx values to ignore the following:

  • files in any bin directory
  • files in any obj directory
  • files with the cache extension
  • files with the suo extension

I can write the correct RegEx but they aren't being applied to all of the files in the commit view.

Should I just 'forget' these files, or is there another way I should be accomplishing this?

Solution

  • It's by design: hgignore rules are for untracked files only - so you must exclude the files from the repository.

    Check this answer for details about 'hg forget'