funny that when .hgignore is added for Mercurial, this file itself shows up as “?” in hg status?

问题

Is it normal? So you just need to add \.hgignore to the list to ignore itself?

回答1:

Yes, but you don't want to ignore the .hgignore file. When a new person checks out your repository, don't you want them to get your ignored-files list? Instead, do hg add .hgignore; hg commit.

Bottom line: .hgignore is tracked like any other file in the repository.

回答2:

Just to supplement Borealid's answer: ? in hg status means that the file is in the working directory, but not tracked. You usually see it in one of two situations:

1. A file got generated that you don't need to check in, like a compiled binary or something.
2. You added a new file to your project, but haven't hg added it yet.

In #1, you'll want to add the file or file type to .hgignore. In #2, you want to hg add the file. In the case of .hgignore, it's #2.

来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3472866/funny-that-when-hgignore-is-added-for-mercurial-this-file-itself-shows-up-as