diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
index 69dc7bb..edb9c72 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-QtC-pvData.creator.user
-bin
-lib
-doc
-include
-documentation/html
-./O.*
-configure/RELEASE.local
-configure/CONFIG_SITE.local
+^QtC-
+^bin/
+^lib/
+^doc/
+^include/
+^db/
+^dbd/
+^documentation/html
+envPaths
+configure/.*\.local
+/O\..*