No response to hg status after init on a new repo

[Harry Putnam]

Christoph Giess <ch.giess at gmx.de> writes:
> Your glob *#* causes the problem.
>
> # marks the begin of a comment so the only * remains as expression (and this matches everything).
> You have to quote # with \
>
> *\#*
> .*\#*
>
> to get the expected behavious.
>

Sorry to get back so late but of course as you say that was the
problem.

Thank you.