.hgignore syntax for ignoring only files, not directories?

Question

I have a problem which I can\'t seem to understand. I\'m using TortoiseHg (version 0.7.5) on Windows but on Linux I have the same problem. Here it is:

My .hgignore

Answer 1

Here is a dirty trick:

Create an empty file ".hidden" in your directory, than add to .hgignore:

^mydir/(?!\.hidden).+$

This will ignore all files in the directory except ".hidden".