Mercurial .hgignore file not working

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So I am new to Mercurial. I am trying to ignore all .class files and .orig files. I am using Windows 8.1

I created a .hgignore file and put the following inside: 

#this is .hgignore 
syntax: glob
*.class 
*.orig
#end of file

When I type hg status I get 

? .hgignore

Someone said I need to save in ANSI so I opened it in notepad and saved it in ANSI format and as All Types for my type option.

I am not sure if there is a syntax problem or something else. The file .hgignore is in the same folder as the .hg folder. So the path would look like: 

\P1\.hgignore 
\P1\.hg

Any ideas?

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mercurialwindows-8.1hgignore
What is not working? hg status only shows .hgignore so it seems to be working fine. Are you looking for a way to ignore the .hgignore file itself? – David Levesque
no. I am probably being dumb. I was under the impression that it should show a list of the files that are being tracked. It isnt showing all of my .java files though, only the .hgignore – Brandon Amir
By default it only shows new and modified files. You can use the -A switch to show all files. Run hg help status for more details. – David Levesque
You're welcome, added it as an answer so you can accept it. – David Levesque

1 Answers

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By default hg status only shows new and modified files. You can use the -A switch to show all files.

Run hg help status for more details.