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author | Martin Geisler <mg@lazybytes.net> |
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date | Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:29:14 +0200 |
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31 SYNTAX | 31 SYNTAX |
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33 | 33 |
34 An ignore file is a plain text file consisting of a list of patterns, | 34 An ignore file is a plain text file consisting of a list of patterns, |
35 with one pattern per line. Empty lines are skipped. The "`#`" character | 35 with one pattern per line. Empty lines are skipped. The "`#`" |
36 is treated as a comment character, and the "`\`" character is treated as | 36 character is treated as a comment character, and the "`\`" character |
37 an escape character. | 37 is treated as an escape character. |
38 | 38 |
39 Mercurial supports several pattern syntaxes. The default syntax used | 39 Mercurial supports several pattern syntaxes. The default syntax used |
40 is Python/Perl-style regular expressions. | 40 is Python/Perl-style regular expressions. |
41 | 41 |
42 To change the syntax used, use a line of the following form: | 42 To change the syntax used, use a line of the following form: |
52 | 52 |
53 The chosen syntax stays in effect when parsing all patterns that | 53 The chosen syntax stays in effect when parsing all patterns that |
54 follow, until another syntax is selected. | 54 follow, until another syntax is selected. |
55 | 55 |
56 Neither glob nor regexp patterns are rooted. A glob-syntax pattern of | 56 Neither glob nor regexp patterns are rooted. A glob-syntax pattern of |
57 the form "`*.c`" will match a file ending in "`.c`" in any directory, and | 57 the form "`*.c`" will match a file ending in "`.c`" in any directory, |
58 a regexp pattern of the form "`\.c$`" will do the same. To root a regexp | 58 and a regexp pattern of the form "`\.c$`" will do the same. To root a |
59 pattern, start it with "`^`". | 59 regexp pattern, start it with "`^`". |
60 | 60 |
61 EXAMPLE | 61 EXAMPLE |
62 ------- | 62 ------- |
63 | 63 |
64 Here is an example ignore file. | 64 Here is an example ignore file. |