How to check which files are being ignored because of .hgignore?

Question

I'm quite often concerned that my hgignore file may be excluding important files. For example I just noticed that I was excluding all .exe files which excluded some little executable tools which should be kept with the source. It was a simple change to include them but makes me worried that the rules could have un-intended consequences.

Is there a way to view a list of all the files which are not being tracked due to the .hgignore file? Just so I can periodically review the list to check I'm happy with it.

Answer 1

The command hg status -i does exactly that.

Answer 2

@Jon beat me to the punch with the right answer, but its worth nothing that along with status -i, there is:

• hg status -m (only modified files)
• hg status -a (only files that were added)
• hg status -r (only files that were removed)
• hg status -d (only files that were deleted)
• hg status -u (all non-tracked files)
• hg status -c (files with no changes, ie. "clean")
• hg status -A (all files, ie, everything)