This question has been asked for Visual Studio versions 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2013, but alas, not yet for Visual Studio 2015.
How should I update the .hgignore file from j0e3gan's answer to the 2013 version of this question to properly handle Visual Studio 2015 projects?
As for what I've seen so far, it appears to be pretty good. I only needed to add the .vs directory to the User-specific files section, but I've not tested it on a wide range of project types.
It's always fairly easy to spot things which should be added to your ignore. Just run hg stat and if you see something you don't like, add it! With that in mind, I suppose my real question is, is there anything from the VS 2013 ignore file below which can safely be removed for VS 2015?
############################################################
## Visual Studio 2013
############################################################
syntax: glob
## User-specific files
*.suo
*.user
*.sln.docstates
## Build results
[Dd]ebug/
[Dd]ebugPublic/
[Rr]elease/
[Rr]eleases/
x64/
build/
bld/
[Bb]in/
[Oo]bj/
## Roslyn cache directories
*.ide/
## MSTest test Results
[Tt]est[Rr]esult*/
[Bb]uild[Ll]og.*
## NUnit
*.VisualState.xml
TestResult.xml
## Build Results of an ATL Project
[Dd]ebugPS/
[Rr]eleasePS/
dlldata.c
*_i.c
*_p.c
*_i.h
*.ilk
*.meta
*.obj
*.pch
*.pdb
*.pgc
*.pgd
*.rsp
*.sbr
*.tlb
*.tli
*.tlh
*.tmp
*.tmp_proj
*.log
*.vspscc
*.vssscc
.builds
*.pidb
*.svclog
*.scc
## Chutzpah Test files
_Chutzpah*
## Visual C++ cache files
ipch/
*.aps
*.ncb
*.opensdf
*.sdf
*.cachefile
## Visual Studio profiler
*.psess
*.vsp
*.vspx
## TFS 2012 Local Workspace
$tf/
## Guidance Automation Toolkit
*.gpState
## ReSharper Ignores
_ReSharper*/
*.[Rr]e[Ss]harper
*.DotSettings.user
## JustCode
.JustCode
## TeamCity Ignores
_TeamCity*
## DotCover Ignores
*.dotCover
## NCrunch Ignores
_NCrunch_*
*.ncrunch*
.*crunch*.local.xml
## MightyMoose
*.mm.*
AutoTest.Net/
## Web workbench (sass)
.sass-cache/
## Installshield output folder
[Ee]xpress/
## DocProject Ignores
DocProject/buildhelp/
DocProject/Help/*.HxT
DocProject/Help/*.HxC
DocProject/Help/*.hhc
DocProject/Help/*.hhk
DocProject/Help/*.hhp
DocProject/Help/Html2
DocProject/Help/html
## Click-Once Ignores
publish/
## Publish Web Output
*.[Pp]ublish.xml
*.azurePubxml
*.pubxml
## Windows Azure Build Ignores
csx/
*.build.csdef
## Windows Store Ignores
AppPackages/
## RIA/Silverlight projects
Generated_Code/
## SQL Server Ignores
App_Data/*.mdf
App_Data/*.ldf
## Backup & Report Files when converting a solution
## Not required, we have mercurial!
_UpgradeReport_Files/
Backup*/
UpgradeLog*.XML
UpgradeLog*.htm
## NuGet
packages/
## Business Intelligence projects
*.rdl.data
*.bim.layout
*.bim_*.settings
## Microsoft Fakes
FakesAssemblies/
*.favdoc
## Miscellaneous Ignores
sql/
*.Cache
ClientBin/
[Ss]tyle[Cc]op.*
~$*
*~
*.dbmdl
*.dbproj.schemaview
*.pfx
*.publishsettings
node_modules/
## Windows Ignores
$RECYCLE.BIN/
Thumbs.db
ehthumbs.db
Desktop.ini
