diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 syntax: regexp
 (.*/)?\#[^/]*\#$
+(.*/)?\.\#[^/]*$
 ^doc/html/.*
 ^doc/.*\.tag
 ^autom4te.cache/.*