hg remove all files listed in .hgignore

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I have a mercurial repo with `.hgignore` file. I want to remove all files from disk (`hg remove`) in this repo which match pattern(s) listed in `.hgignore`. I can list all ignored files with `hg status -i` but I don't know how can I delete them. .hgignore contents: ``` syntax: glob build \.egg* *.pyc .DS_Store *.sublime-* ```

Accepted Answer

You can only run `hg remove` on files that are tracked. To remove tracked files that match the `.hgignore` patterns, run this command

```
$ hg forget "set:hgignore() and not ignored()"
```

This uses a fileset to select the right files.

If you want to remove files that are already ignored by Mercurial (not tracked), then see the purge extension. That can be used to cleanup a working copy so that it looks like a fresh checkout.

hg remove all files listed in .hgignore

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