Exclude Files Matching Pattern

Use hg status with exclude option to filter out specific files or patterns from the output.

Terminal

hg status -X <pattern>

hg status -X <pattern>

#!/bin/bash

# Exclude Files Matching Pattern
hg status {{[-X|--exclude]}} {{pattern}}

import subprocess

# Exclude Files Matching Pattern
# Make sure to replace <placeholders> with actual values
def run_command():
    cmd = [
        "hg",
        "status",
        "-X",
        "<pattern>"
    ]
    
    try:
        print(f"Executing: {' '.join(cmd)}")
        subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)
    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
        print(f"Error: {e}")
    except FileNotFoundError:
        print("Error: hg not found. Please install it first.")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    run_command()

When To Use

Omitting temporary files from the status output during code review.

Terminal Output

Expected runtime feedback

Simulated preview

Output

? excluded_file.txt
? temp/
? logs/

Power User Variants

Optimized versions

hg status --exclude pattern

Use long form of the exclude option.

hg status -X '*.tmp'

Exclude all temporary files with .tmp extension.

Troubleshooting

Common pitfalls

No matching files found for the pattern.

Solution: Ensure the pattern is correct and matches existing files.

Invalid option used with hg status.

Solution: Check the command syntax and ensure -X or --exclude is used correctly.

Command Breakdown

What each part is doing

hg: Base Command; The executable that performs this operation. Here it runs Hg before the shell applies any redirect operators.
-X: X| exclude; The value supplied for X| exclude.
<pattern>: pattern; The value supplied for pattern.
-X: Command Option; Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.

How To Run

Execution path

Step 1
Run `hg status -X pattern` to exclude files matching the pattern.
Step 2
Replace `pattern` with the specific file or directory name you want to exclude.
Step 3
Review the output to see the remaining changes without the excluded files.

Alternative Approaches

Comparable commands in other tools

Alternative version control tools for the same job.

Git / Replace Patterns And Commit git sed -c '<find_text>' '<replace_text>' Jj / List Tags Matching Pattern jj tag l "<pattern>" Jj / List Tags Matching Substring jj tag l "{substring:release}" Git / Replace Patterns In Repo git sed '<find_text>' '<replace_text>' Git / Search String In Files Matching Glob Current Head git grep "<search_string>" -- "<*.ext>"