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merge with crew-stable
author Martin Geisler <mg@lazybytes.net>
date Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:09:32 +0200
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18 directory of a repository to control its behavior when it searches 18 directory of a repository to control its behavior when it searches
19 for files that it is not currently tracking. 19 for files that it is not currently tracking.
20 20
21 DESCRIPTION 21 DESCRIPTION
22 ----------- 22 -----------
23
24 The working directory of a Mercurial repository will often contain
25 files that should not be tracked by Mercurial. These include backup
26 files created by editors and build products created by compilers.
27 These files can be ignored by listing them in a `.hgignore` file in
28 the root of the working directory. The `.hgignore` file must be
29 created manually. It is typically put under version control, so that
30 the settings will propagate to other repositories with push and pull.
23 31
24 An untracked file is ignored if its path relative to the repository 32 An untracked file is ignored if its path relative to the repository
25 root directory, or any prefix path of that path, is matched against 33 root directory, or any prefix path of that path, is matched against
26 any pattern in `.hgignore`. 34 any pattern in `.hgignore`.
27 35