added updated .hgignore file to exporters, the file is simply copied in from the .hgignore file int he export directory, this way the file itself can be updated in the future, not the script

workspace_tools/export/.hgignore

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+syntax: regexp
+\.hgignore$
+\.git$
+\.svn$
+\.orig$
+\.msub$
+\.meta$
+\.ctags
+\.uvproj$
+\.uvopt$
+\.project$
+\.cproject$
+\.launch$
+\.project$
+\.cproject$
+\.launch$
+Makefile$
+\.ewp$
+\.eww$
+\.htm$

workspace_tools/export/__init__.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 """
 import os, tempfile
 from os.path import join, exists, basename
-from shutil import copytree, rmtree
+from shutil import copytree, rmtree, copy
 
 from workspace_tools.utils import mkdir
 from workspace_tools.export import uvision4, codesourcery, codered, gccarm, ds5_5, iar, emblocks, coide, kds
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ def export(project_path, project_name, ide, target, destination='/tmp/',
     zip_path = None
     if report['success']:
         # add readme file to every offline export.
-        open(os.path.join(tempdir, 'GettingStarted.htm'),'w').write('<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=http://mbed.org/handbook/ExportToOfflineToolchain#%s"/>'% (ide))
+        open(os.path.join(tempdir, 'GettingStarted.htm'),'w').write('<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=http://mbed.org/handbook/Getting-Started-mbed-Exporters#%s"/>'% (ide))
+        # copy .hgignore file to exported direcotry as well.
+        copy(os.path.join(exporter.TEMPLATE_DIR,'.hgignore'),tempdir)
         zip_path = zip_working_directory_and_clean_up(tempdir, destination, project_name, clean)
 
     return zip_path, report