diff --git a/workspace_tools/export/.hgignore b/workspace_tools/export/.hgignore
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..a4e91129a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/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$
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/workspace_tools/export/__init__.py b/workspace_tools/export/__init__.py
index 5f52968d43..85a960929c 100755
--- a/workspace_tools/export/__init__.py
+++ b/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