Here’s the .hgignore file that I use when using Mercurial with .NET: syntax: glob*.obj*.exe*.pdb*.user*.aps*.pch*.scc*.dbmdl*.vspscc*.vssscc*_i.c*_p.c*.ncb*.suo*.tlb*.tlh*.bak*.cache*.ilk*.log*.lib*.sbr[Bb]in[Dd]ebug*/obj/[Rr]elease*/_ReSharper*/[Tt]est[Rr]esult*[Bb]uild[Ll]og.**.[Pp]ublish.xml[Pp]ublish/_UpgradeReport_Files/UpgradeLog.XML