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4417653 | Using Mercurial, how can I measure individual contributions? | 16 | 2010-12-11 16:27:50 | <p>My team is using Mercurial, and I would like to know the relative contributions by each team member. I know that we cannot measure productivity by lines of code, but I would like to see if each person at least contributed <em>something</em>, even if it was overwritten by others later. So, I don't just want to see wh... | 3,955 | 176,007 | 2018-02-22 10:41:46 | 4,417,758 | 23 | 2010-12-11 16:49:31 | 267 | 2018-02-22 10:41:46 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/4417653 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/4417758 | <p>There's an extension exactly for this, named <code>churn</code>, it is bundled with Mercurial, but not automatically enabled. You can find more information here: <a href="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/ChurnExtension" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ChurnExtension</a>.</p>
<p>In your mercurial.ini file, to the <code>... | <p>There's an extension exactly for this, named <code>churn</code>, it is bundled with Mercurial, but not automatically enabled. You can find more information here: <a href="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/ChurnExtension" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ChurnExtension</a>.</p> <p>In your mercurial.ini file, to the <code>... | 802, 1567, 5513 | measurement, mercurial, metrics | <h1>Using Mercurial, how can I measure individual contributions?</h1>
<p>My team is using Mercurial, and I would like to know the relative contributions by each team member. I know that we cannot measure productivity by lines of code, but I would like to see if each person at least contributed <em>something</em>, even ... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,092 | mercurial | # Using Mercurial, how can I measure individual contributions?
My team is using Mercurial, and I would like to know the relative contributions by each team member. I know that we cannot measure productivity by lines of code, but I would like to see if each person at least contributed *something*, even if it was overwr... | There's an extension exactly for this, named `churn`, it is bundled with Mercurial, but not automatically enabled. You can find more information here: [ChurnExtension](https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/ChurnExtension).
In your mercurial.ini file, to the `[extensions]` section, add the following:
```
[extensions]
chu... |
10716873 | Can I combine the history of two files in Mercurial? | 15 | 2012-05-23 09:14:43 | <p>I need to combine the functionality of two classes into one, but I am wondering can I combine their change history as well?</p>
<p>Both classes contains lots of previous changes, so I want to keep their change history in one place for reference. I can make a comment in the combined class, but in an IDE, it's not ve... | 2,021 | 499,922 | 2012-05-23 11:57:42 | 10,719,296 | 23 | 2012-05-23 11:49:06 | 310,500 | 2012-05-23 11:57:42 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/10716873 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/10719296 | <p>To do this, you need to record the file merging as a merge changeset.</p>
<p>Say changeset 0 is your current head with files A and B which you want to merge into file C. To do this, rename your file A to C and commit as changeset 1, then update back to changeset 0, rename file B to C and commit this as changeset 2.... | <p>To do this, you need to record the file merging as a merge changeset.</p> <p>Say changeset 0 is your current head with files A and B which you want to merge into file C. To do this, rename your file A to C and commit as changeset 1, then update back to changeset 0, rename file B to C and commit this as changeset 2.... | 802 | mercurial | <h1>Can I combine the history of two files in Mercurial?</h1>
<p>I need to combine the functionality of two classes into one, but I am wondering can I combine their change history as well?</p>
<p>Both classes contains lots of previous changes, so I want to keep their change history in one place for reference. I can ma... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,093 | mercurial | # Can I combine the history of two files in Mercurial?
I need to combine the functionality of two classes into one, but I am wondering can I combine their change history as well?
Both classes contains lots of previous changes, so I want to keep their change history in one place for reference. I can make a comment in ... | To do this, you need to record the file merging as a merge changeset.
Say changeset 0 is your current head with files A and B which you want to merge into file C. To do this, rename your file A to C and commit as changeset 1, then update back to changeset 0, rename file B to C and commit this as changeset 2. Next, you... |
15269060 | Force merge branches | 12 | 2013-03-07 10:44:16 | <p>Is there any way to force merge branch A in branch B where all possible conflicts will be resolved in favor of branch B?</p>
<p>In any words how to push last branch B revision in branch A without vanity around conflicts?</p>
| 5,181 | 1,040,070 | 2014-11-04 10:00:37 | 15,269,355 | 23 | 2013-03-07 10:58:33 | 501,710 | 2014-11-04 10:00:37 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/15269060 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/15269355 | <p>You can decide to take all of one branch over another by using <code>hg merge --tool internal:other</code> or <code>hg merge --tool internal:local</code></p>
<p>I'm not sure which way you want to merge but if you want to merge A into B taking all changes from B then you would do the following:</p>
<pre><code>> ... | <p>You can decide to take all of one branch over another by using <code>hg merge --tool internal:other</code> or <code>hg merge --tool internal:local</code></p> <p>I'm not sure which way you want to merge but if you want to merge A into B taking all changes from B then you would do the following:</p> <pre><code>> ... | 802 | mercurial | <h1>Force merge branches</h1>
<p>Is there any way to force merge branch A in branch B where all possible conflicts will be resolved in favor of branch B?</p>
<p>In any words how to push last branch B revision in branch A without vanity around conflicts?</p>
| q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,094 | mercurial | # Force merge branches
Is there any way to force merge branch A in branch B where all possible conflicts will be resolved in favor of branch B?
In any words how to push last branch B revision in branch A without vanity around conflicts? | You can decide to take all of one branch over another by using `hg merge --tool internal:other` or `hg merge --tool internal:local`
I'm not sure which way you want to merge but if you want to merge A into B taking all changes from B then you would do the following:
```
> hg update B
> hg merge A --tool internal:local... |
4288403 | Can Mercurial do a reverse-patch? | 12 | 2010-11-26 20:38:23 | <p>Scenario: I've "inherited" a program, kept under Mercurial, that only works on my system with specific tweaks to certain files that are checked in. I <em>do not</em> want to check these tweaks in.</p>
<p>My most recent solution to this is to create a mercurial patch file (hg diff > patchfile) containing these twea... | 10,745 | 476,487 | 2018-07-30 19:14:08 | 4,288,543 | 23 | 2010-11-26 21:08:08 | 8,992 | 2018-07-30 19:14:08 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/4288403 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/4288543 | <p>Mercurial's <code>patch</code> command (really <code>import</code>) doesn't support reverse, but <code>hg diff</code> does. Use <code>--reverse</code> on that and you'll have a reversed patch that Mercurial can apply.</p>
<p>However, what you're describing is a very common vendor-branch style workflow, which mercu... | <p>Mercurial's <code>patch</code> command (really <code>import</code>) doesn't support reverse, but <code>hg diff</code> does. Use <code>--reverse</code> on that and you'll have a reversed patch that Mercurial can apply.</p> <p>However, what you're describing is a very common vendor-branch style workflow, which mercu... | 606, 802, 2132 | diff, mercurial, patch | <h1>Can Mercurial do a reverse-patch?</h1>
<p>Scenario: I've "inherited" a program, kept under Mercurial, that only works on my system with specific tweaks to certain files that are checked in. I <em>do not</em> want to check these tweaks in.</p>
<p>My most recent solution to this is to create a mercurial patch file ... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,095 | mercurial | # Can Mercurial do a reverse-patch?
Scenario: I've "inherited" a program, kept under Mercurial, that only works on my system with specific tweaks to certain files that are checked in. I *do not* want to check these tweaks in.
My most recent solution to this is to create a mercurial patch file (hg diff > patchfile) co... | Mercurial's `patch` command (really `import`) doesn't support reverse, but `hg diff` does. Use `--reverse` on that and you'll have a reversed patch that Mercurial can apply.
However, what you're describing is a very common vendor-branch style workflow, which mercurial can better support using features other than diff ... |
2658419 | Mercurial win instal: no ini files | 11 | 2010-04-17 12:59:38 | <p>I installed mercurial 1.5.1 on win xp but the files listed in hg help config, were not created. <br/>
Namely: <br/>
%USERPROFILE%.hgrc (is that a valid windows file name?)<br/>
%USERPROFILE%\Mercurial.ini<br/>
\Mercurial\Mercurial.ini<br/>
C:\Mercurial\Mercurial.ini (no such directory altogether)<br/>
%HOME%.hgrc (w... | 9,596 | 239,489 | 2010-04-18 19:12:35 | 2,659,434 | 23 | 2010-04-17 18:05:02 | 8,992 | 2010-04-17 18:05:02 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/2658419 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/2659434 | <p>They're not supposed to be automatically created. They're places you can put configuration information depending on what scope you want it to have:</p>
<p><code>C:\Mercurial\Mercurial.ini</code> - If you choose to create this whatever you put in it affects all users on the systme</p>
<p><code>%USERPROFILE%\Mercur... | <p>They're not supposed to be automatically created. They're places you can put configuration information depending on what scope you want it to have:</p> <p><code>C:\Mercurial\Mercurial.ini</code> - If you choose to create this whatever you put in it affects all users on the systme</p> <p><code>%USERPROFILE%\Mercur... | 802 | mercurial | <h1>Mercurial win instal: no ini files</h1>
<p>I installed mercurial 1.5.1 on win xp but the files listed in hg help config, were not created. <br/>
Namely: <br/>
%USERPROFILE%.hgrc (is that a valid windows file name?)<br/>
%USERPROFILE%\Mercurial.ini<br/>
\Mercurial\Mercurial.ini<br/>
C:\Mercurial\Mercurial.ini (no su... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,096 | mercurial | # Mercurial win instal: no ini files
I installed mercurial 1.5.1 on win xp but the files listed in hg help config, were not created.
Namely:
%USERPROFILE%.hgrc (is that a valid windows file name?)
%USERPROFILE%\Mercurial.ini
\Mercurial\Mercurial.ini
C:\Mercurial\Mercurial.ini (no such directory altogether)... | They're not supposed to be automatically created. They're places you can put configuration information depending on what scope you want it to have:
`C:\Mercurial\Mercurial.ini` - If you choose to create this whatever you put in it affects all users on the systme
`%USERPROFILE%\Mercurial.ini` - If you choose to create... |
9735017 | How to locate and recover a deleted file | 21 | 2012-03-16 09:50:56 | <p>At some stage in the past I had a "foo.txt" which was under Mercurial source control. However it has now been deleted.</p>
<p>How can I recover the file when I don't know the last Mercurial revision in which the file was deleted?</p>
| 6,593 | 1,075,330 | 2020-04-27 14:27:34 | 9,736,698 | 22 | 2012-03-16 11:50:17 | 633,281 | 2012-03-16 17:16:42 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/9735017 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/9736698 | <p>If you know the exact path for the file, you can do something like :</p>
<pre><code>hg log -l 1 path/to/foo.txt
</code></pre>
<p>This will show you the last changeset where <code>foo.txt</code> was modified, so you will be able to restore the file from this revision.</p>
<p>Once you have the right revision, you c... | <p>If you know the exact path for the file, you can do something like :</p> <pre><code>hg log -l 1 path/to/foo.txt </code></pre> <p>This will show you the last changeset where <code>foo.txt</code> was modified, so you will be able to restore the file from this revision.</p> <p>Once you have the right revision, you c... | 802, 5377, 12351, 37510 | delete-file, mercurial, recover, restore | <h1>How to locate and recover a deleted file</h1>
<p>At some stage in the past I had a "foo.txt" which was under Mercurial source control. However it has now been deleted.</p>
<p>How can I recover the file when I don't know the last Mercurial revision in which the file was deleted?</p>
| q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,097 | mercurial | # How to locate and recover a deleted file
At some stage in the past I had a "foo.txt" which was under Mercurial source control. However it has now been deleted.
How can I recover the file when I don't know the last Mercurial revision in which the file was deleted? | If you know the exact path for the file, you can do something like :
```
hg log -l 1 path/to/foo.txt
```
This will show you the last changeset where `foo.txt` was modified, so you will be able to restore the file from this revision.
Once you have the right revision, you can simply do :
```
hg revert -r <my revision... |
5406385 | TortoiseHg - How to create patch without committing first | 21 | 2011-03-23 14:00:19 | <p>When I want to create a patch from uncommitted changes, do I really have to first commit? Does TortoiseHg not allow creating a patch without performing a commit?</p>
| 11,347 | 72,437 | 2023-05-25 21:01:59 | 5,407,353 | 22 | 2011-03-23 15:09:39 | 19,756 | 2011-03-23 21:08:03 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/5406385 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/5407353 | <p>TortoiseHg 2.0.2: in workbench you can right-click on the <code>Working Directory</code> line and select <code>Export</code> / <code>Copy patch</code> from the contextual menu - the resulting diff will be placed in clipboard.</p>
<p>Of course, you won't have the changeset header and the commit message at the beginn... | <p>TortoiseHg 2.0.2: in workbench you can right-click on the <code>Working Directory</code> line and select <code>Export</code> / <code>Copy patch</code> from the contextual menu - the resulting diff will be placed in clipboard.</p> <p>Of course, you won't have the changeset header and the commit message at the beginn... | 8122 | tortoisehg | <h1>TortoiseHg - How to create patch without committing first</h1>
<p>When I want to create a patch from uncommitted changes, do I really have to first commit? Does TortoiseHg not allow creating a patch without performing a commit?</p>
| q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,098 | mercurial | # TortoiseHg - How to create patch without committing first
When I want to create a patch from uncommitted changes, do I really have to first commit? Does TortoiseHg not allow creating a patch without performing a commit? | TortoiseHg 2.0.2: in workbench you can right-click on the `Working Directory` line and select `Export` / `Copy patch` from the contextual menu - the resulting diff will be placed in clipboard.
Of course, you won't have the changeset header and the commit message at the beginning of the patch like you will get from the... |
4802754 | Where is the mercurial.hg source repository | 20 | 2011-01-26 09:03:32 | <p>I looked at the mercurial website, and I couldn't find a single link to the location of the mercurial source repository itself.
Do you know where it might me?</p>
| 5,896 | 174,011 | 2018-05-16 15:36:58 | 4,802,941 | 22 | 2011-01-26 09:24:12 | 11,963 | 2018-05-16 15:36:58 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/4802754 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/4802941 | <p>The official repository seems to sit at <a href="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg/" rel="noreferrer">https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg/</a> or <a href="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg-stable" rel="noreferrer">https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg-stable</a> with different branches. More information is... | <p>The official repository seems to sit at <a href="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg/" rel="noreferrer">https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg/</a> or <a href="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg-stable" rel="noreferrer">https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg-stable</a> with different branches. More information is... | 802 | mercurial | <h1>Where is the mercurial.hg source repository</h1>
<p>I looked at the mercurial website, and I couldn't find a single link to the location of the mercurial source repository itself.
Do you know where it might me?</p>
| q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,099 | mercurial | # Where is the mercurial.hg source repository
I looked at the mercurial website, and I couldn't find a single link to the location of the mercurial source repository itself.
Do you know where it might me? | The official repository seems to sit at <https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg/> or <https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg-stable> with different branches. More information is available at the [Developer Repositories](https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/DeveloperRepos) wiki page.
Both links are browsable online and can... |
7297889 | How to convert N local topmost commits to an MQ patch? | 17 | 2011-09-04 07:20:23 | <p>I would like to arrange my last commits as an MQ patch. All the commits are local (never pushed to the server), but not all the local commits are to be converted.</p>
<p>Say, I did 10 commits (never pushed) and now I wish to convert the last 5 to a patch.</p>
<p>How do I do it?</p>
| 2,135 | 80,002 | 2011-09-04 10:15:21 | 7,298,512 | 22 | 2011-09-04 10:15:21 | 75,761 | 2011-09-04 10:15:21 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/7297889 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/7298512 | <p>Short version:</p>
<pre><code>$ hg qimport -r "-5:"
</code></pre>
<p>Long version:</p>
<pre><code>$ hg qimport -r "last(all(), 5)"
</code></pre>
| <p>Short version:</p> <pre><code>$ hg qimport -r "-5:" </code></pre> <p>Long version:</p> <pre><code>$ hg qimport -r "last(all(), 5)" </code></pre> | 802, 32068 | mercurial, mercurial-queue | <h1>How to convert N local topmost commits to an MQ patch?</h1>
<p>I would like to arrange my last commits as an MQ patch. All the commits are local (never pushed to the server), but not all the local commits are to be converted.</p>
<p>Say, I did 10 commits (never pushed) and now I wish to convert the last 5 to a pat... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,100 | mercurial | # How to convert N local topmost commits to an MQ patch?
I would like to arrange my last commits as an MQ patch. All the commits are local (never pushed to the server), but not all the local commits are to be converted.
Say, I did 10 commits (never pushed) and now I wish to convert the last 5 to a patch.
How do I do... | Short version:
```
$ hg qimport -r "-5:"
```
Long version:
```
$ hg qimport -r "last(all(), 5)"
``` |
7671654 | Mercurial usage to merge multiple heads | 14 | 2011-10-06 08:06:59 | <p>I'm mercurial newbie and want to learn how to use my <a href="http://montao.googlecode.com">repository</a>. Can you tell me how to merge my friend's work with mine? Thanks</p>
<pre><code>$ hg update tip
abort: crosses branches (merge branches or use --clean to discard changes)
$ hg heads
changeset: 265:ac5d3c3a0... | 43,908 | 108,207 | 2011-10-07 09:03:15 | 7,677,375 | 22 | 2011-10-06 16:19:51 | 975,761 | 2011-10-06 16:27:02 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/7671654 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/7677375 | <p>The basic problem here is that your working directory is not clean. Mercurial prevents people from accidentally jumping between branches with uncommitted changes as this is generally a bad idea.</p>
<p>Let's start with that first command:</p>
<pre><code>$ hg update tip
abort: crosses branches (merge branches or us... | <p>The basic problem here is that your working directory is not clean. Mercurial prevents people from accidentally jumping between branches with uncommitted changes as this is generally a bad idea.</p> <p>Let's start with that first command:</p> <pre><code>$ hg update tip abort: crosses branches (merge branches or us... | 802 | mercurial | <h1>Mercurial usage to merge multiple heads</h1>
<p>I'm mercurial newbie and want to learn how to use my <a href="http://montao.googlecode.com">repository</a>. Can you tell me how to merge my friend's work with mine? Thanks</p>
<pre><code>$ hg update tip
abort: crosses branches (merge branches or use --clean to discar... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,102 | mercurial | # Mercurial usage to merge multiple heads
I'm mercurial newbie and want to learn how to use my [repository](http://montao.googlecode.com). Can you tell me how to merge my friend's work with mine? Thanks
```
$ hg update tip
abort: crosses branches (merge branches or use --clean to discard changes)
$ hg heads
changese... | The basic problem here is that your working directory is not clean. Mercurial prevents people from accidentally jumping between branches with uncommitted changes as this is generally a bad idea.
Let's start with that first command:
```
$ hg update tip
abort: crosses branches (merge branches or use --clean to discard ... |
1541778 | Mercurial - how do I populate repository descriptions for hgwebdir.cgi? | 14 | 2009-10-09 04:25:39 | <p>Currently if I specify a description in <code>hgwebdir.config</code> it shows up the same for each repository. I want to have a unique name for each repository. Where and how do I set this?</p>
<p>My <code>hgwebdir.config</code> looks like this at present:</p>
<pre><code>[web]
style = Gitweb
contact = BrianLy
desc... | 3,484 | 636 | 2015-02-13 18:11:24 | 1,541,811 | 22 | 2009-10-09 04:33:21 | 8,992 | 2015-02-13 18:11:24 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/1541778 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/1541811 | <p>Inside each repository itself is (or can be) a <code>.hg/hgrc</code> file. Put the <code>[web]</code> section in there with a <code>description</code> entry. See the <a href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/hgrc.5.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><code>hgrc</code> webpage</a> for all the places that config entries... | <p>Inside each repository itself is (or can be) a <code>.hg/hgrc</code> file. Put the <code>[web]</code> section in there with a <code>description</code> entry. See the <a href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/hgrc.5.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><code>hgrc</code> webpage</a> for all the places that config entries... | 456, 802, 15655 | hgweb, mercurial, version-control | <h1>Mercurial - how do I populate repository descriptions for hgwebdir.cgi?</h1>
<p>Currently if I specify a description in <code>hgwebdir.config</code> it shows up the same for each repository. I want to have a unique name for each repository. Where and how do I set this?</p>
<p>My <code>hgwebdir.config</code> looks ... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,103 | mercurial | # Mercurial - how do I populate repository descriptions for hgwebdir.cgi?
Currently if I specify a description in `hgwebdir.config` it shows up the same for each repository. I want to have a unique name for each repository. Where and how do I set this?
My `hgwebdir.config` looks like this at present:
```
[web]
style... | Inside each repository itself is (or can be) a `.hg/hgrc` file. Put the `[web]` section in there with a `description` entry. See the [`hgrc` webpage](http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/hgrc.5.html) for all the places that config entries can go. |
10949876 | Mercurial: how to recover from an interrupted "qpop -a"? | 13 | 2012-06-08 13:32:49 | <p>I've imported a couple of revisions into the queue and tried to pop them all. Unfortunately, according to some other Mercurial client accessing the same repository, <code>hg qpop -a</code> didn't complete successfully:</p>
<pre><code>> hg qpop -a
popping 115.diff
popping 114.diff
popping 113.diff
popping 112.dif... | 3,868 | 241,453 | 2012-06-08 13:49:58 | 10,950,137 | 22 | 2012-06-08 13:49:58 | 63,147 | 2012-06-08 13:49:58 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/10949876 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/10950137 | <p>It sounds like your dirstate was corrupted by the failed operation. A similar issue was reported to the <code>hg</code> mailing list a long time ago (<a href="http://www.selenic.com/pipermail/mercurial/2008-October/022069.html" rel="noreferrer">link</a>). You should review this <a href="http://andreaswuest.blogspo... | <p>It sounds like your dirstate was corrupted by the failed operation. A similar issue was reported to the <code>hg</code> mailing list a long time ago (<a href="http://www.selenic.com/pipermail/mercurial/2008-October/022069.html" rel="noreferrer">link</a>). You should review this <a href="http://andreaswuest.blogspo... | 802, 32068 | mercurial, mercurial-queue | <h1>Mercurial: how to recover from an interrupted "qpop -a"?</h1>
<p>I've imported a couple of revisions into the queue and tried to pop them all. Unfortunately, according to some other Mercurial client accessing the same repository, <code>hg qpop -a</code> didn't complete successfully:</p>
<pre><code>> hg qpop -a
... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,104 | mercurial | # Mercurial: how to recover from an interrupted "qpop -a"?
I've imported a couple of revisions into the queue and tried to pop them all. Unfortunately, according to some other Mercurial client accessing the same repository, `hg qpop -a` didn't complete successfully:
```
> hg qpop -a
popping 115.diff
popping 114.diff
... | It sounds like your dirstate was corrupted by the failed operation. A similar issue was reported to the `hg` mailing list a long time ago ([link](http://www.selenic.com/pipermail/mercurial/2008-October/022069.html)). You should review this [blog post by Andreas Wuest](http://andreaswuest.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-to-do... |
8735032 | Mercurial: keep default branch "active" | 13 | 2012-01-04 22:29:01 | <p>I am using mercurial with named branches, and notice that when I create a new branch of default, default is marked as an inactive branch. Eg:</p>
<pre><code>C:\data\solutions\test-repo>hg branches
default 0:aeec280e6310
C:\data\solutions\test-repo>hg branch feature-branch
marked workin... | 6,729 | 597,505 | 2013-02-21 10:01:15 | 8,740,570 | 22 | 2012-01-05 09:59:32 | 110,204 | 2012-01-05 09:59:32 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/8735032 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/8740570 | <p>The notion of "active" and "inactive" branches is something we're moving away from in the Mercurial project. The problem is simply that branches can flip back and forth between the two states more or less randomly and at inconvenient times — as you've just seen.</p>
<p>Instead, we're now focussing on "open" vs "clo... | <p>The notion of "active" and "inactive" branches is something we're moving away from in the Mercurial project. The problem is simply that branches can flip back and forth between the two states more or less randomly and at inconvenient times — as you've just seen.</p> <p>Instead, we're now focussing on "open" vs "clo... | 802, 1879 | branch, mercurial | <h1>Mercurial: keep default branch "active"</h1>
<p>I am using mercurial with named branches, and notice that when I create a new branch of default, default is marked as an inactive branch. Eg:</p>
<pre><code>C:\data\solutions\test-repo>hg branches
default 0:aeec280e6310
C:\data\solutions\te... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,105 | mercurial | # Mercurial: keep default branch "active"
I am using mercurial with named branches, and notice that when I create a new branch of default, default is marked as an inactive branch. Eg:
```
C:\data\solutions\test-repo>hg branches
default 0:aeec280e6310
C:\data\solutions\test-repo>hg branch featu... | The notion of "active" and "inactive" branches is something we're moving away from in the Mercurial project. The problem is simply that branches can flip back and forth between the two states more or less randomly and at inconvenient times — as you've just seen.
Instead, we're now focussing on "open" vs "closed". This... |
1453048 | Defining which branch my next commit is added to | 12 | 2009-09-21 05:58:32 | <p>Let's say I create two banches <strong><em>at the same time</em></strong>:</p>
<pre><code>hg branch branch-A
hg branch branch-B
</code></pre>
<p>How do I send my next commit to <strong>branch-A</strong> instead of <strong>branch-B</strong>?</p>
| 7,473 | 171,530 | 2014-05-04 16:46:56 | 1,454,162 | 22 | 2009-09-21 11:56:31 | 13,498 | 2009-09-21 11:56:31 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/1453048 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/1454162 | <p><code>hg branch X</code> does <strong>nothing</strong> except tell Mercurial "the next commit I make should be on branch X." It doesn't actually "create" the branch. A branch doesn't exist until there's at least one commit on it:</p>
<pre><code>sjl at ecgtheow in ~/Desktop/test on default at tip
$ hg branch a
mar... | <p><code>hg branch X</code> does <strong>nothing</strong> except tell Mercurial "the next commit I make should be on branch X." It doesn't actually "create" the branch. A branch doesn't exist until there's at least one commit on it:</p> <pre><code>sjl at ecgtheow in ~/Desktop/test on default at tip $ hg branch a mar... | 802, 1879 | branch, mercurial | <h1>Defining which branch my next commit is added to</h1>
<p>Let's say I create two banches <strong><em>at the same time</em></strong>:</p>
<pre><code>hg branch branch-A
hg branch branch-B
</code></pre>
<p>How do I send my next commit to <strong>branch-A</strong> instead of <strong>branch-B</strong>?</p>
| q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,106 | mercurial | # Defining which branch my next commit is added to
Let's say I create two banches ***at the same time***:
```
hg branch branch-A
hg branch branch-B
```
How do I send my next commit to **branch-A** instead of **branch-B**? | `hg branch X` does **nothing** except tell Mercurial "the next commit I make should be on branch X." It doesn't actually "create" the branch. A branch doesn't exist until there's at least one commit on it:
```
sjl at ecgtheow in ~/Desktop/test on default at tip
$ hg branch a
marked working directory as branch a
sjl a... |
5249535 | How to get rid of older mercurial heads? | 9 | 2011-03-09 17:15:00 | <p>Hi I hope you can from my i/o tell how to proceed to merge everything to the latest update without losing my changes:</p>
<pre><code>$ hg merge
avbryter: grenen 'default' har 4 huvuden - sammanfoga med en specifik rev
(kör 'hg heads .' för att se huvuden)
ubuntu@ubuntu:/media/Lexar/montao$ hg heads
ändring: 192... | 14,283 | 108,207 | 2017-06-16 12:30:41 | 5,251,857 | 22 | 2011-03-09 20:38:49 | 8,992 | 2017-06-16 12:30:41 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/5249535 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/5251857 | <p>Mercurial is about building a permanent history of your work, so none of its normal usage modes include "getting rid" of old heads.</p>
<p>The most Mercurial-like way to do this is to merge that head in selecting nothing from it.</p>
<pre><code>hg update tip
hg --config ui.merge=internal:local merge 191 # keep my ... | <p>Mercurial is about building a permanent history of your work, so none of its normal usage modes include "getting rid" of old heads.</p> <p>The most Mercurial-like way to do this is to merge that head in selecting nothing from it.</p> <pre><code>hg update tip hg --config ui.merge=internal:local merge 191 # keep my ... | 802 | mercurial | <h1>How to get rid of older mercurial heads?</h1>
<p>Hi I hope you can from my i/o tell how to proceed to merge everything to the latest update without losing my changes:</p>
<pre><code>$ hg merge
avbryter: grenen 'default' har 4 huvuden - sammanfoga med en specifik rev
(kör 'hg heads .' för att se huvuden)
ubuntu@ubu... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,107 | mercurial | # How to get rid of older mercurial heads?
Hi I hope you can from my i/o tell how to proceed to merge everything to the latest update without losing my changes:
```
$ hg merge
avbryter: grenen 'default' har 4 huvuden - sammanfoga med en specifik rev
(kör 'hg heads .' för att se huvuden)
ubuntu@ubuntu:/media/Lexar/mon... | Mercurial is about building a permanent history of your work, so none of its normal usage modes include "getting rid" of old heads.
The most Mercurial-like way to do this is to merge that head in selecting nothing from it.
```
hg update tip
hg --config ui.merge=internal:local merge 191 # keep my files
```
Found [her... |
946745 | Mercurial push, abort: authorization failed | 49 | 2009-06-03 19:40:23 | <p>I'm having problems with pushing to mercurial repository:</p>
<pre><code>$ hg push
pushing to https://user:***@hg.domain.com/X_repo
searching for changes
abort: authorization failed
</code></pre>
<p>The same URL (with the same credentials) is accessible through the web browser. Also, I tried it without embedding u... | 36,862 | 78,305 | 2020-11-13 03:29:55 | 958,048 | 21 | 2009-06-05 20:46:17 | 78,305 | 2010-07-12 13:23:10 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/946745 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/958048 | <p>Problem turned out to be repo dir permissions. <code>chown www-data</code> solved it...</p>
| <p>Problem turned out to be repo dir permissions. <code>chown www-data</code> solved it...</p> | 80, 642, 802, 5876, 7330 | apache, apache2, https, mercurial, repository | <h1>Mercurial push, abort: authorization failed</h1>
<p>I'm having problems with pushing to mercurial repository:</p>
<pre><code>$ hg push
pushing to https://user:***@hg.domain.com/X_repo
searching for changes
abort: authorization failed
</code></pre>
<p>The same URL (with the same credentials) is accessible through ... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,108 | mercurial | # Mercurial push, abort: authorization failed
I'm having problems with pushing to mercurial repository:
```
$ hg push
pushing to https://user:***@hg.domain.com/X_repo
searching for changes
abort: authorization failed
```
The same URL (with the same credentials) is accessible through the web browser. Also, I tried it... | Problem turned out to be repo dir permissions. `chown www-data` solved it... |
3241018 | commit-pull-merge-push or pull-merge-commit-push? | 25 | 2010-07-13 20:04:50 | <p>We started using Mercurial a several weeks ago. Most developers follow this workflow:</p>
<ul>
<li>work on a feature</li>
<li>commit -m "Worked on feature ABC"</li>
<li>pull -u</li>
<li>If branch
<ul>
<li>merge</li>
<li>commit -m "Merge"</li>
<li>push</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
<p>Today, one of our developer suggested... | 14,675 | 121,445 | 2018-02-22 10:48:16 | 3,241,178 | 21 | 2010-07-13 20:21:48 | 8,992 | 2018-02-22 10:48:16 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/3241018 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/3241178 | <p>I like your original procedure more, but reasonable people can certainly disagree. I consider merging an actual piece of software development work and like having it be a first class citizen in our process.</p>
<p>In your second/suggested procedure the risk is that the pull does some stuff you really don't want an... | <p>I like your original procedure more, but reasonable people can certainly disagree. I consider merging an actual piece of software development work and like having it be a first class citizen in our process.</p> <p>In your second/suggested procedure the risk is that the pull does some stuff you really don't want an... | 802, 3346 | dvcs, mercurial | <h1>commit-pull-merge-push or pull-merge-commit-push?</h1>
<p>We started using Mercurial a several weeks ago. Most developers follow this workflow:</p>
<ul>
<li>work on a feature</li>
<li>commit -m "Worked on feature ABC"</li>
<li>pull -u</li>
<li>If branch
<ul>
<li>merge</li>
<li>commit -m "Merge"</li>
<li>push</li>... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,110 | mercurial | # commit-pull-merge-push or pull-merge-commit-push?
We started using Mercurial a several weeks ago. Most developers follow this workflow:
- work on a feature
- commit -m "Worked on feature ABC"
- pull -u
- If branch
- merge
- commit -m "Merge"
- push
Today, one of our developer suggested that we do:
- work on... | I like your original procedure more, but reasonable people can certainly disagree. I consider merging an actual piece of software development work and like having it be a first class citizen in our process.
In your second/suggested procedure the risk is that the pull does some stuff you really don't want and then you ... |
8300470 | Global hgignore usage | 24 | 2011-11-28 18:26:40 | <p>In my mercurial.ini file, I call a global hgignore file like this:</p>
<pre><code>[ui]
ignore = ~/hgignore.ini
</code></pre>
<p>This refers to a hgignore.ini file which is in the same directory as the mercurial.ini file.</p>
<ol>
<li>Does the local hgignore override the global hgignore? </li>
<li>If so, is it re... | 9,976 | 539,542 | 2011-11-28 21:40:59 | 8,302,736 | 21 | 2011-11-28 21:40:59 | 633,281 | 2011-11-28 21:40:59 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/8300470 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/8302736 | <p>The global <code>.hgignore</code> is "added" to the local one. This means that everything in the global one will be considered for each repository, but the content of the local one will also be considered.</p>
<p>For the second question, I think the best answer is : it depends on what you want ;)</p>
<ol>
<li>If y... | <p>The global <code>.hgignore</code> is "added" to the local one. This means that everything in the global one will be considered for each repository, but the content of the local one will also be considered.</p> <p>For the second question, I think the best answer is : it depends on what you want ;)</p> <ol> <li>If y... | 802, 31419 | hgignore, mercurial | <h1>Global hgignore usage</h1>
<p>In my mercurial.ini file, I call a global hgignore file like this:</p>
<pre><code>[ui]
ignore = ~/hgignore.ini
</code></pre>
<p>This refers to a hgignore.ini file which is in the same directory as the mercurial.ini file.</p>
<ol>
<li>Does the local hgignore override the global hgign... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,111 | mercurial | # Global hgignore usage
In my mercurial.ini file, I call a global hgignore file like this:
```
[ui]
ignore = ~/hgignore.ini
```
This refers to a hgignore.ini file which is in the same directory as the mercurial.ini file.
1. Does the local hgignore override the global hgignore?
2. If so, is it recommended to have a ... | The global `.hgignore` is "added" to the local one. This means that everything in the global one will be considered for each repository, but the content of the local one will also be considered.
For the second question, I think the best answer is : it depends on what you want ;)
1. If you want a really fine grained c... |
884247 | How can I host a Mercurial repository for several users myself? | 20 | 2009-05-19 18:06:22 | <p>There are a number of hosting services for git, Mercurial, etc. I need to host my own, because some of the data we want to keep there is of a sensitive nature, and we cannot move it off-site.</p>
<p>I need to host a Mercurial repository on a server so that a number of people can access it to both pull changes and p... | 7,908 | 108,290 | 2009-05-19 18:19:45 | 884,291 | 21 | 2009-05-19 18:19:45 | 106,580 | 2009-05-19 18:19:45 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/884247 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/884291 | <p>Have a look at the <a href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/PublishingRepositories" rel="noreferrer">PublishingRepositories</a> page on the mercurial site. It will tell you how to set up the <code>hgwebdir.cgi</code> script for serving multiple repos over https.</p>
<p>Once you've configured it, I w... | <p>Have a look at the <a href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/PublishingRepositories" rel="noreferrer">PublishingRepositories</a> page on the mercurial site. It will tell you how to set up the <code>hgwebdir.cgi</code> script for serving multiple repos over https.</p> <p>Once you've configured it, I w... | 131, 536, 802, 3346 | collaboration, dvcs, hosting, mercurial | <h1>How can I host a Mercurial repository for several users myself?</h1>
<p>There are a number of hosting services for git, Mercurial, etc. I need to host my own, because some of the data we want to keep there is of a sensitive nature, and we cannot move it off-site.</p>
<p>I need to host a Mercurial repository on a s... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,112 | mercurial | # How can I host a Mercurial repository for several users myself?
There are a number of hosting services for git, Mercurial, etc. I need to host my own, because some of the data we want to keep there is of a sensitive nature, and we cannot move it off-site.
I need to host a Mercurial repository on a server so that a ... | Have a look at the [PublishingRepositories](http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/PublishingRepositories) page on the mercurial site. It will tell you how to set up the `hgwebdir.cgi` script for serving multiple repos over https.
Once you've configured it, I would recommend adding this to your hgrc:
```
[we... |
21979690 | What's the story behind the revision history of Go? | 18 | 2014-02-24 05:37:29 | <p>I noticed that the first 4 revisions <code>f6182e5abf5e</code>, <code>b66d0bf8da3e</code>, <code>ac3363d7e788</code>, <code>172d32922e72</code> of the Go source are all from long before Golang was even proposed, <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/commit/7d7c6a97f815e9279d08cfaea7d5efb5e90695a8" rel="nofollow nore... | 2,805 | 2,517,719 | 2017-11-07 20:59:28 | 21,981,037 | 21 | 2014-02-24 07:06:59 | 6,309 | 2017-10-26 17:31:32 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/21979690 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/21981037 | <p>That <a href="http://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-nuts/rCWlhvo9bLM" rel="nofollow noreferrer">thread</a> mentions:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Homage, Easter egg, inside joke, take your pick :). Notice the authors of the commits in question too</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Said thread references <a href="https://gi... | <p>That <a href="http://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-nuts/rCWlhvo9bLM" rel="nofollow noreferrer">thread</a> mentions:</p> <blockquote> <p>Homage, Easter egg, inside joke, take your pick :). Notice the authors of the commits in question too</p> </blockquote> <p>Said thread references <a href="https://gi... | 802, 15627 | go, mercurial | <h1>What's the story behind the revision history of Go?</h1>
<p>I noticed that the first 4 revisions <code>f6182e5abf5e</code>, <code>b66d0bf8da3e</code>, <code>ac3363d7e788</code>, <code>172d32922e72</code> of the Go source are all from long before Golang was even proposed, <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/commit... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,113 | mercurial | # What's the story behind the revision history of Go?
I noticed that the first 4 revisions `f6182e5abf5e`, `b66d0bf8da3e`, `ac3363d7e788`, `172d32922e72` of the Go source are all from long before Golang was even proposed, [the oldest being from 1972](https://github.com/golang/go/commit/7d7c6a97f815e9279d08cfaea7d5efb5... | That [thread](http://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-nuts/rCWlhvo9bLM) mentions:
> Homage, Easter egg, inside joke, take your pick :). Notice the authors of the commits in question too
Said thread references [this commit](https://github.com/golang/go/commit/7d7c6a97f815e9279d08cfaea7d5efb5e90695a8) as the star... |
6005751 | How to display current working copy version of an hg repository on a PHP page | 16 | 2011-05-15 00:43:01 | <p>I use Mercurial for most of my projects and when I deploy a web site, I simply just do an <code>hg clone</code> on the production server and <code>hg pull -u</code> from there. What I'd like to do is add a small snippet to my site's footer which displays the current revision number (both decimal and hex) as well as ... | 10,300 | 350,278 | 2012-03-14 19:08:50 | 6,006,075 | 21 | 2011-05-15 02:13:59 | 8,992 | 2012-03-14 19:08:50 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/6005751 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/6006075 | <p>You could use a post-update hook to put the information in a file. In the site's <code>.hg/hgrc</code> you'd put something like this:</p>
<pre><code>[hooks]
post-update = hg id --rev > VERSION ; hg id --id >> VERSION
</code></pre>
<p>then you can access that file from inside your php. You'll still need ... | <p>You could use a post-update hook to put the information in a file. In the site's <code>.hg/hgrc</code> you'd put something like this:</p> <pre><code>[hooks] post-update = hg id --rev > VERSION ; hg id --id >> VERSION </code></pre> <p>then you can access that file from inside your php. You'll still need ... | 5, 802 | mercurial, php | <h1>How to display current working copy version of an hg repository on a PHP page</h1>
<p>I use Mercurial for most of my projects and when I deploy a web site, I simply just do an <code>hg clone</code> on the production server and <code>hg pull -u</code> from there. What I'd like to do is add a small snippet to my site... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,115 | mercurial | # How to display current working copy version of an hg repository on a PHP page
I use Mercurial for most of my projects and when I deploy a web site, I simply just do an `hg clone` on the production server and `hg pull -u` from there. What I'd like to do is add a small snippet to my site's footer which displays the cu... | You could use a post-update hook to put the information in a file. In the site's `.hg/hgrc` you'd put something like this:
```
[hooks]
post-update = hg id --rev > VERSION ; hg id --id >> VERSION
```
then you can access that file from inside your php. You'll still need to make sure that the user running the `hg pull -... |
3992306 | Submitting Hg changes back to SVN | 16 | 2010-10-21 21:55:13 | <p>I've began work in an SVN repository. I've cloned a subfolder of it into a local Hg repo with <code>hg clone</code>.</p>
<p>Afterwards, I wanted to share this with a colleague who does not have access to the SVN repository. I've created a private BitBucket repository, and we occasionally pushed the changes, and hen... | 2,579 | 39,974 | 2015-08-11 18:17:48 | 4,004,539 | 21 | 2010-10-23 14:47:17 | 454,556 | 2010-10-24 20:49:43 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/3992306 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/4004539 | <p>When you use Mercurial on a subversion repository, you have to still think like SVN does, so a lot of features part of the basic mercurial workflow just won't work. Merging the way mercurial does it is impossible on a svn depot. If you have merged your work with the pulled svn branch, you'll get the infamous about m... | <p>When you use Mercurial on a subversion repository, you have to still think like SVN does, so a lot of features part of the basic mercurial workflow just won't work. Merging the way mercurial does it is impossible on a svn depot. If you have merged your work with the pulled svn branch, you'll get the infamous about m... | 63, 802, 3346, 34573 | dvcs, hgsubversion, mercurial, svn | <h1>Submitting Hg changes back to SVN</h1>
<p>I've began work in an SVN repository. I've cloned a subfolder of it into a local Hg repo with <code>hg clone</code>.</p>
<p>Afterwards, I wanted to share this with a colleague who does not have access to the SVN repository. I've created a private BitBucket repository, and ... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,116 | mercurial | # Submitting Hg changes back to SVN
I've began work in an SVN repository. I've cloned a subfolder of it into a local Hg repo with `hg clone`.
Afterwards, I wanted to share this with a colleague who does not have access to the SVN repository. I've created a private BitBucket repository, and we occasionally pushed the ... | When you use Mercurial on a subversion repository, you have to still think like SVN does, so a lot of features part of the basic mercurial workflow just won't work. Merging the way mercurial does it is impossible on a svn depot. If you have merged your work with the pulled svn branch, you'll get the infamous about mess... |
4015901 | Can I include sub-config files in my mercurial .hgrc? | 15 | 2010-10-25 15:05:13 | <p>I want to keep my main <code>.hgrc</code> in revision control, because I have a fair amount of customization it in, but I want to have different author names depending on which machine I'm using (work, home, &c.).</p>
<p>The way I'd do this in a bash script is to source a host-local bash script that is ignored ... | 1,119 | 23,309 | 2010-10-25 21:00:13 | 4,016,310 | 21 | 2010-10-25 15:48:01 | 8,992 | 2010-10-25 21:00:13 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/4015901 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/4016310 | <p>You can do this using the not-often-used but been-there-awhile include syntax.</p>
<p>Put your machine specific stuff in your <code>~/.hgrc</code> and then include a constant-across-all-systems boilerplate config file. Example:</p>
<pre><code>[ui]
username=You <you@somewhere>
%include .hgrc-boilerplate
</c... | <p>You can do this using the not-often-used but been-there-awhile include syntax.</p> <p>Put your machine specific stuff in your <code>~/.hgrc</code> and then include a constant-across-all-systems boilerplate config file. Example:</p> <pre><code>[ui] username=You <you@somewhere> %include .hgrc-boilerplate </c... | 16, 802, 34046, 54848 | dotfiles, hgrc, mercurial, python | <h1>Can I include sub-config files in my mercurial .hgrc?</h1>
<p>I want to keep my main <code>.hgrc</code> in revision control, because I have a fair amount of customization it in, but I want to have different author names depending on which machine I'm using (work, home, &c.).</p>
<p>The way I'd do this in a bas... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,117 | mercurial | # Can I include sub-config files in my mercurial .hgrc?
I want to keep my main `.hgrc` in revision control, because I have a fair amount of customization it in, but I want to have different author names depending on which machine I'm using (work, home, &c.).
The way I'd do this in a bash script is to source a host-lo... | You can do this using the not-often-used but been-there-awhile include syntax.
Put your machine specific stuff in your `~/.hgrc` and then include a constant-across-all-systems boilerplate config file. Example:
```
[ui]
username=You <you@somewhere>
%include .hgrc-boilerplate
```
Track the .hgrc-boilerplate file in r... |
10284208 | Getting mercurial "hg commit" to work with Notepad++ | 14 | 2012-04-23 16:12:40 | <p>I just replaced notepad with notepad++ using <a href="http://www.binaryfortress.com/NotepadReplacer/">NotepadReplacer</a> and now my <code>hg commit</code> isn't working correctly.</p>
<p>Before replacing Notepad, <code>hg commit</code> would launch a new text file for me to enter my commit message into. With Notep... | 1,887 | 138,938 | 2012-04-23 18:45:53 | 10,286,372 | 21 | 2012-04-23 18:45:53 | 129,782 | 2012-04-23 18:45:53 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/10284208 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/10286372 | <p>Try placing in your <code>%USERPROFILE%\.hgrc</code> (or <code>%USERPROFILE%\mercurial.ini</code>) something along the lines of:</p>
<pre><code>[ui]
editor = path/to/notepad++ -multiInst -nosession
</code></pre>
<p>Perhaps adding a <code>-notabbar</code> after <code>-nosession</code> could prove useful, too.</p>
| <p>Try placing in your <code>%USERPROFILE%\.hgrc</code> (or <code>%USERPROFILE%\mercurial.ini</code>) something along the lines of:</p> <pre><code>[ui] editor = path/to/notepad++ -multiInst -nosession </code></pre> <p>Perhaps adding a <code>-notabbar</code> after <code>-nosession</code> could prove useful, too.</p> | 802, 3346, 8193 | dvcs, mercurial, notepad++ | <h1>Getting mercurial "hg commit" to work with Notepad++</h1>
<p>I just replaced notepad with notepad++ using <a href="http://www.binaryfortress.com/NotepadReplacer/">NotepadReplacer</a> and now my <code>hg commit</code> isn't working correctly.</p>
<p>Before replacing Notepad, <code>hg commit</code> would launch a ne... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,118 | mercurial | # Getting mercurial "hg commit" to work with Notepad++
I just replaced notepad with notepad++ using [NotepadReplacer](http://www.binaryfortress.com/NotepadReplacer/) and now my `hg commit` isn't working correctly.
Before replacing Notepad, `hg commit` would launch a new text file for me to enter my commit message int... | Try placing in your `%USERPROFILE%\.hgrc` (or `%USERPROFILE%\mercurial.ini`) something along the lines of:
```
[ui]
editor = path/to/notepad++ -multiInst -nosession
```
Perhaps adding a `-notabbar` after `-nosession` could prove useful, too. |
5807547 | Why do I sometimes need to merge after a pull rather than simply updating? | 14 | 2011-04-27 16:40:38 | <p>When I first started using hg, update seemed to have an almost magical ability to take newly-pulled changes and integrate them into my local repo. Lately, however, I notice that even if my local changes are non-conflicting with the newly-pulled changes from somewhere else, I always have to merge, resulting in an ext... | 4,648 | 9,279 | 2019-02-01 07:44:56 | 5,808,250 | 21 | 2011-04-27 17:42:11 | 8,992 | 2011-04-27 17:42:11 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/5807547 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/5808250 | <p>The need to merge vs. update isn't about whether or not the changes conflict, it's about whether you have a split in your commit history. If you have a history like this:</p>
<pre><code>[A]--[B]--[C]--UNCOMMITTEDCHANGESHERE
</code></pre>
<p>and you pull down --[D] your uncomitted changes will be combined with D w... | <p>The need to merge vs. update isn't about whether or not the changes conflict, it's about whether you have a split in your commit history. If you have a history like this:</p> <pre><code>[A]--[B]--[C]--UNCOMMITTEDCHANGESHERE </code></pre> <p>and you pull down --[D] your uncomitted changes will be combined with D w... | 717, 802 | mercurial, merge | <h1>Why do I sometimes need to merge after a pull rather than simply updating?</h1>
<p>When I first started using hg, update seemed to have an almost magical ability to take newly-pulled changes and integrate them into my local repo. Lately, however, I notice that even if my local changes are non-conflicting with the n... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,119 | mercurial | # Why do I sometimes need to merge after a pull rather than simply updating?
When I first started using hg, update seemed to have an almost magical ability to take newly-pulled changes and integrate them into my local repo. Lately, however, I notice that even if my local changes are non-conflicting with the newly-pull... | The need to merge vs. update isn't about whether or not the changes conflict, it's about whether you have a split in your commit history. If you have a history like this:
```
[A]--[B]--[C]--UNCOMMITTEDCHANGESHERE
```
and you pull down --[D] your uncomitted changes will be combined with D when you update.
If, however... |
11903190 | Mercurial : Tag a particular changeset | 13 | 2012-08-10 13:56:07 | <p>I want to write an application which identifies the current changesets and tags them.
I do know we can get the changeset by using <code>hg identify</code>.</p>
<p>Once I get the changeset, is there a way I can tag it?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
| 5,254 | 821,282 | 2012-08-27 19:15:24 | 11,903,245 | 21 | 2012-08-10 13:59:26 | null | 2012-08-10 13:59:26 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/11903190 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/11903245 | <p>From the <a href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/hg.1.html#tag" rel="noreferrer">documentation</a>:</p>
<pre><code>hg tag [-f] [-l] [-m TEXT] [-d DATE] [-u USER] [-r REV] NAME...
</code></pre>
<p>So this should work:</p>
<pre><code>$ hg tag -r revision tagname
</code></pre>
| <p>From the <a href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/hg.1.html#tag" rel="noreferrer">documentation</a>:</p> <pre><code>hg tag [-f] [-l] [-m TEXT] [-d DATE] [-u USER] [-r REV] NAME... </code></pre> <p>So this should work:</p> <pre><code>$ hg tag -r revision tagname </code></pre> | 115, 802, 20848 | changeset, mercurial, tags | <h1>Mercurial : Tag a particular changeset</h1>
<p>I want to write an application which identifies the current changesets and tags them.
I do know we can get the changeset by using <code>hg identify</code>.</p>
<p>Once I get the changeset, is there a way I can tag it?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
| q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,120 | mercurial | # Mercurial : Tag a particular changeset
I want to write an application which identifies the current changesets and tags them.
I do know we can get the changeset by using `hg identify`.
Once I get the changeset, is there a way I can tag it?
Thanks | From the [documentation](http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/hg.1.html#tag):
```
hg tag [-f] [-l] [-m TEXT] [-d DATE] [-u USER] [-r REV] NAME...
```
So this should work:
```
$ hg tag -r revision tagname
``` |
7921030 | Combining multiple paths with different fills while still able to stretch uniformly | 10 | 2011-10-27 19:08:33 | <p>I'm trying to create a re-sizable drawing from a group of paths I've generated from Adobe Illustrator, but can't figure out how to make it re-sizable and maintain the fills. The original path data is:</p>
<pre><code><Path Fill="#ff221e1f" Data="F1 M 65.778,45.310 L 85.092,45.310 L 85.092,47.630 L 68.504,47.630 L... | 11,871 | 1,017,144 | 2017-11-24 04:25:24 | 7,922,383 | 21 | 2011-10-27 21:03:18 | 984,658 | 2011-10-28 00:04:02 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/7921030 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/7922383 | <p>Group your 4 <code>Paths</code> into a <code>Grid</code> then put that <code>Grid</code> into a <code>Viewbox</code> that should scale the way you want.</p>
<pre><code><Viewbox Stretch="Fill" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="125.96" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="127">
<Grid>
<P... | <p>Group your 4 <code>Paths</code> into a <code>Grid</code> then put that <code>Grid</code> into a <code>Viewbox</code> that should scale the way you want.</p> <pre><code><Viewbox Stretch="Fill" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="125.96" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="127"> <Grid> <P... | 378, 32238 | pathgeometry, wpf | <h1>Combining multiple paths with different fills while still able to stretch uniformly</h1>
<p>I'm trying to create a re-sizable drawing from a group of paths I've generated from Adobe Illustrator, but can't figure out how to make it re-sizable and maintain the fills. The original path data is:</p>
<pre><code><Pat... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,121 | mercurial | # Combining multiple paths with different fills while still able to stretch uniformly
I'm trying to create a re-sizable drawing from a group of paths I've generated from Adobe Illustrator, but can't figure out how to make it re-sizable and maintain the fills. The original path data is:
```
<Path Fill="#ff221e1f" Data... | Group your 4 `Paths` into a `Grid` then put that `Grid` into a `Viewbox` that should scale the way you want.
```
<Viewbox Stretch="Fill" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="125.96" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="127">
<Grid>
<Path Fill="#ff221e1f" Data="F1 M 65.778,45.310 L 85.092,45.310 L 85.092,47... |
10545800 | clone an hg directory from a particular date | 9 | 2012-05-11 05:15:39 | <p>Is there a way to get a copy of a hg repository as it was at a particular date?</p>
<p>For example, in subversion I would use:</p>
<pre><code>svn checkout -r {2012-04-04} ...
</code></pre>
<p>And it would check out a revision as it appeared on the fourth of April.</p>
<p>In git its a little more complicated, but... | 3,191 | 1,195,996 | 2013-08-15 09:07:09 | 10,548,105 | 21 | 2012-05-11 08:38:45 | 351,301 | 2013-08-15 09:07:09 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/10545800 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/10548105 | <p>(<strong>EDIT:</strong> My love of revsets has caused me to overlook the obvious answer: <code>hg update --date 2012-04-04</code> should get you the tipmost revision as of that date.)</p>
<p>If you have the whole repository cloned already (date specifications don't seem to work with <code>clone</code>), you can do<... | <p>(<strong>EDIT:</strong> My love of revsets has caused me to overlook the obvious answer: <code>hg update --date 2012-04-04</code> should get you the tipmost revision as of that date.)</p> <p>If you have the whole repository cloned already (date specifications don't seem to work with <code>clone</code>), you can do<... | 802 | mercurial | <h1>clone an hg directory from a particular date</h1>
<p>Is there a way to get a copy of a hg repository as it was at a particular date?</p>
<p>For example, in subversion I would use:</p>
<pre><code>svn checkout -r {2012-04-04} ...
</code></pre>
<p>And it would check out a revision as it appeared on the fourth of Ap... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,122 | mercurial | # clone an hg directory from a particular date
Is there a way to get a copy of a hg repository as it was at a particular date?
For example, in subversion I would use:
```
svn checkout -r {2012-04-04} ...
```
And it would check out a revision as it appeared on the fourth of April.
In git its a little more complicat... | (**EDIT:** My love of revsets has caused me to overlook the obvious answer: `hg update --date 2012-04-04` should get you the tipmost revision as of that date.)
If you have the whole repository cloned already (date specifications don't seem to work with `clone`), you can do
```
hg update --rev "date('< 2012-04-04')"
`... |
13549555 | Mercurial - how to see the history for a specific line of code | 8 | 2012-11-25 08:46:45 | <p>I have a CSS file with thousands of lines of code. I want to see when a specific line/chunk of code was changed, without going back and reviewing each revision that changed this file (that will take a looooong time!)</p>
<p>Is there a way, using either TortoiseHg, Eclipse with a Mercurial plugin, or command-line, t... | 6,405 | 354,030 | 2021-03-24 04:35:11 | 13,549,925 | 21 | 2012-11-25 09:52:55 | 960,558 | 2017-11-14 19:52:06 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/13549555 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/13549925 | <p>The correct answer is <code>hg grep</code> (<a href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/hg.1.html#grep" rel="noreferrer">Mercurial grep page</a>).</p>
<p>More deep: </p>
<pre><code>hg grep --all "PATTERN" FILENAME
</code></pre>
<p>Sample output:</p>
<pre><code>>hg grep --all "textdomain" functions.php
functions... | <p>The correct answer is <code>hg grep</code> (<a href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/hg.1.html#grep" rel="noreferrer">Mercurial grep page</a>).</p> <p>More deep: </p> <pre><code>hg grep --all "PATTERN" FILENAME </code></pre> <p>Sample output:</p> <pre><code>>hg grep --all "textdomain" functions.php functions... | 53, 802 | eclipse, mercurial | <h1>Mercurial - how to see the history for a specific line of code</h1>
<p>I have a CSS file with thousands of lines of code. I want to see when a specific line/chunk of code was changed, without going back and reviewing each revision that changed this file (that will take a looooong time!)</p>
<p>Is there a way, usin... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,123 | mercurial | # Mercurial - how to see the history for a specific line of code
I have a CSS file with thousands of lines of code. I want to see when a specific line/chunk of code was changed, without going back and reviewing each revision that changed this file (that will take a looooong time!)
Is there a way, using either Tortois... | The correct answer is `hg grep` ([Mercurial grep page](http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/hg.1.html#grep)).
More deep:
```
hg grep --all "PATTERN" FILENAME
```
Sample output:
```
>hg grep --all "textdomain" functions.php
functions.php:2:-:load_theme_textdomain('fiver', get_template_directory() . '/translation');
func... |
3897695 | Google App Engine App.yaml config for skip-files to ignore Mercurial files | 8 | 2010-10-09 20:11:20 | <p>I have added a line at the top of skip_files to make app engine deployment skip all files starting with .hg such as the .hgignore file and the .hg directory. Will this ignore the whole .hg directory and all its files and subdirectories?</p>
<pre><code>skip_files:
- ^(.*/)?\.hg*$
- ^(.*/)?app\.yaml
- ^(.*/)?app\.yml... | 6,203 | 416,109 | 2015-03-31 21:45:29 | 3,898,760 | 21 | 2010-10-10 02:29:41 | 280,474 | 2010-10-10 21:16:48 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/3897695 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/3898760 | <p>By <em><a href="http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/python/config/appconfig.html#Skipping_Files" rel="noreferrer">default</a></em> unix style hidden files and folders are skipped. In other words, any file starting with a dot (.) is already skipped. That is what the last line in your list would do if it did not ha... | <p>By <em><a href="http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/python/config/appconfig.html#Skipping_Files" rel="noreferrer">default</a></em> unix style hidden files and folders are skipped. In other words, any file starting with a dot (.) is already skipped. That is what the last line in your list would do if it did not ha... | 802, 984, 1852 | google-app-engine, mercurial, yaml | <h1>Google App Engine App.yaml config for skip-files to ignore Mercurial files</h1>
<p>I have added a line at the top of skip_files to make app engine deployment skip all files starting with .hg such as the .hgignore file and the .hg directory. Will this ignore the whole .hg directory and all its files and subdirectori... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,124 | mercurial | # Google App Engine App.yaml config for skip-files to ignore Mercurial files
I have added a line at the top of skip_files to make app engine deployment skip all files starting with .hg such as the .hgignore file and the .hg directory. Will this ignore the whole .hg directory and all its files and subdirectories?
```
... | By *[default](http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/python/config/appconfig.html#Skipping_Files)* unix style hidden files and folders are skipped. In other words, any file starting with a dot (.) is already skipped. That is what the last line in your list would do if it did not have the missing `*` at the end (I assume... |
2083393 | Mercurial Subrepos - How do you create them and how do they work? | 36 | 2010-01-18 01:19:29 | <p><strong>Situation</strong></p>
<p>I have two .NET solutions (<code>Foo</code> and <code>Bar</code>) and a common library that contains ProjectA, ProjectB, and ProjectC. <code>Foo</code> and <code>Bar</code> reference one or more library projects, but the library projects are not located within the <code>Foo</code> ... | 9,609 | 129,164 | 2018-02-22 10:20:39 | 2,084,046 | 20 | 2010-01-18 05:22:46 | 8,992 | 2010-01-18 06:02:56 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/2083393 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/2084046 | <p>You could probably try this stuff out and learn it more quickly than writing up your question took, but I'll bite.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Can any or all of these steps be
executed with TortoiseHG, as of
version 0.9.2? If yes, how?</p>
</blockquote>
<p>TortiseHG doesn't yet put GUI wrappers around sub-repo creat... | <p>You could probably try this stuff out and learn it more quickly than writing up your question took, but I'll bite.</p> <blockquote> <p>Can any or all of these steps be executed with TortoiseHG, as of version 0.9.2? If yes, how?</p> </blockquote> <p>TortiseHG doesn't yet put GUI wrappers around sub-repo creat... | 456, 802, 8122, 49387 | mercurial, subrepos, tortoisehg, version-control | <h1>Mercurial Subrepos - How do you create them and how do they work?</h1>
<p><strong>Situation</strong></p>
<p>I have two .NET solutions (<code>Foo</code> and <code>Bar</code>) and a common library that contains ProjectA, ProjectB, and ProjectC. <code>Foo</code> and <code>Bar</code> reference one or more library proj... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,125 | mercurial | # Mercurial Subrepos - How do you create them and how do they work?
**Situation**
I have two .NET solutions (`Foo` and `Bar`) and a common library that contains ProjectA, ProjectB, and ProjectC. `Foo` and `Bar` reference one or more library projects, but the library projects are not located within the `Foo` and `Bar`... | You could probably try this stuff out and learn it more quickly than writing up your question took, but I'll bite.
> Can any or all of these steps be
> executed with TortoiseHG, as of
> version 0.9.2? If yes, how?
TortiseHG doesn't yet put GUI wrappers around sub-repo creation, but TortiseHG has always done a great j... |
8067084 | Find the latest merge point of two branches | 23 | 2011-11-09 15:16:06 | <p>Having two branches, how can I find the latest revision(s) where the two branches were merged? Is there a standard Mercurial command to do that?</p>
<p>This is the same as question <em><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4015412/how-to-find-the-common-ancestor-of-two-branches-in-svn">How to find the common... | 6,054 | 85,615 | 2018-01-05 10:22:31 | 8,067,899 | 20 | 2011-11-09 16:11:11 | 960,558 | 2012-01-11 09:11:44 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/8067084 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/8067899 | <pre><code>hg log -r "children(ancestor(default, Cleanup)) and merge()" --template "{rev}\n"
</code></pre>
<p><strong>is</strong> latest merge for default and Cleanup branches (polished version of Tim Henigan's answer).</p>
| <pre><code>hg log -r "children(ancestor(default, Cleanup)) and merge()" --template "{rev}\n" </code></pre> <p><strong>is</strong> latest merge for default and Cleanup branches (polished version of Tim Henigan's answer).</p> | 802, 53847 | branching-and-merging, mercurial | <h1>Find the latest merge point of two branches</h1>
<p>Having two branches, how can I find the latest revision(s) where the two branches were merged? Is there a standard Mercurial command to do that?</p>
<p>This is the same as question <em><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4015412/how-to-find-the-common-an... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,127 | mercurial | # Find the latest merge point of two branches
Having two branches, how can I find the latest revision(s) where the two branches were merged? Is there a standard Mercurial command to do that?
This is the same as question *[How to find the common ancestor of two branches in SVN?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/401... | ```
hg log -r "children(ancestor(default, Cleanup)) and merge()" --template "{rev}\n"
```
**is** latest merge for default and Cleanup branches (polished version of Tim Henigan's answer). |
4994765 | Is there a command to set the default path in mercurial? | 20 | 2011-02-14 16:48:26 | <p><code>hg clone</code> sets up the default path, so that you can pull and push without specifying the url every time.</p>
<pre><code>hg clone ssh://hg@bitbucket.org/account/repository
</code></pre>
<p>But if you have an existing local repository and decide to share it on bitbucket, you won't get the default path se... | 10,834 | 310,121 | 2020-08-23 01:44:23 | 4,995,516 | 20 | 2011-02-14 17:54:26 | 8,992 | 2020-08-23 01:44:23 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/4994765 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/4995516 | <p>There isn't a command for this and there won't be one. One of the times this was suggested the primary author of Mercurial, Matt, <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/mpmselenic/status/8392230762" rel="nofollow noreferrer">tweeted:</a></p>
<blockquote>
<p>What is it with coders who are intimidated by text-based config fi... | <p>There isn't a command for this and there won't be one. One of the times this was suggested the primary author of Mercurial, Matt, <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/mpmselenic/status/8392230762" rel="nofollow noreferrer">tweeted:</a></p> <blockquote> <p>What is it with coders who are intimidated by text-based config fi... | 802, 3070, 6268 | default, mercurial, path | <h1>Is there a command to set the default path in mercurial?</h1>
<p><code>hg clone</code> sets up the default path, so that you can pull and push without specifying the url every time.</p>
<pre><code>hg clone ssh://hg@bitbucket.org/account/repository
</code></pre>
<p>But if you have an existing local repository and ... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,128 | mercurial | # Is there a command to set the default path in mercurial?
`hg clone` sets up the default path, so that you can pull and push without specifying the url every time.
```
hg clone ssh://hg@bitbucket.org/account/repository
```
But if you have an existing local repository and decide to share it on bitbucket, you won't g... | There isn't a command for this and there won't be one. One of the times this was suggested the primary author of Mercurial, Matt, [tweeted:](http://twitter.com/#!/mpmselenic/status/8392230762)
> What is it with coders who are intimidated by text-based config files? Like doctors that can't stand blood.
You can make th... |
685151 | Completely manual Mercurial merge | 19 | 2009-03-26 10:08:46 | <p>Is there any way to take complete manual control over the merge process in Mercurial?</p>
<p>I want to be able to choose direction of file-merge, even for files without conflicts.
Is that possible?</p>
| 9,276 | 35,425 | 2018-02-05 15:01:37 | 708,362 | 20 | 2009-04-02 05:02:35 | 8,992 | 2009-04-02 05:02:35 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/685151 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/708362 | <p>Turn "pre-merge" off in your merge configuration. Then everything counts as a conflict and you can pick "left" or "right" for each and every file change.</p>
<pre><code>[merge-tools]
mymergetool.premerge = False
</code></pre>
<p>from <a href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/MergeToolConfiguration"... | <p>Turn "pre-merge" off in your merge configuration. Then everything counts as a conflict and you can pick "left" or "right" for each and every file change.</p> <pre><code>[merge-tools] mymergetool.premerge = False </code></pre> <p>from <a href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/MergeToolConfiguration"... | 456, 717, 802 | mercurial, merge, version-control | <h1>Completely manual Mercurial merge</h1>
<p>Is there any way to take complete manual control over the merge process in Mercurial?</p>
<p>I want to be able to choose direction of file-merge, even for files without conflicts.
Is that possible?</p>
| q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,129 | mercurial | # Completely manual Mercurial merge
Is there any way to take complete manual control over the merge process in Mercurial?
I want to be able to choose direction of file-merge, even for files without conflicts.
Is that possible? | Turn "pre-merge" off in your merge configuration. Then everything counts as a conflict and you can pick "left" or "right" for each and every file change.
```
[merge-tools]
mymergetool.premerge = False
```
from [MergeToolConfiguration on the Mercurial wiki](http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/MergeToolConf... |
9639821 | How to solve error message "abort: repository default-push not found! " in Mercurial? | 17 | 2012-03-09 19:27:30 | <p>I am new to Mercurial and tried to push a test file to a repository online.
I have encountered an error message as <code>abort: repository default-push not found!
</code> when I tried to use <code>hg push</code> command.
I have searched online and most of the answers mentioned to configure the .hg/hgrc file.
I have ... | 21,807 | 922,768 | 2021-05-06 03:02:58 | 9,641,271 | 20 | 2012-03-09 21:30:40 | 633,281 | 2017-06-16 12:34:23 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/9639821 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/9641271 | <p>It seems the <code>.hg/hgrc</code> file doesn't belong to the correct user.</p>
<p>The error message says that the file belong to a user names <code>Cassie</code> which is in the <code>Cassie</code> group. You can either use this particular user to do the push or change the ownership of the file with the <code>chow... | <p>It seems the <code>.hg/hgrc</code> file doesn't belong to the correct user.</p> <p>The error message says that the file belong to a user names <code>Cassie</code> which is in the <code>Cassie</code> group. You can either use this particular user to do the push or change the ownership of the file with the <code>chow... | 802, 4236, 7330, 34046 | hgrc, mercurial, push, repository | <h1>How to solve error message "abort: repository default-push not found! " in Mercurial?</h1>
<p>I am new to Mercurial and tried to push a test file to a repository online.
I have encountered an error message as <code>abort: repository default-push not found!
</code> when I tried to use <code>hg push</code> command.
I... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,130 | mercurial | # How to solve error message "abort: repository default-push not found! " in Mercurial?
I am new to Mercurial and tried to push a test file to a repository online.
I have encountered an error message as `abort: repository default-push not found!` when I tried to use `hg push` command.
I have searched online and most o... | It seems the `.hg/hgrc` file doesn't belong to the correct user.
The error message says that the file belong to a user names `Cassie` which is in the `Cassie` group. You can either use this particular user to do the push or change the ownership of the file with the `chown` command. To know which user "you are", you ca... |
7568693 | How can one change the name of a tag? | 17 | 2011-09-27 11:56:30 | <p>I have made a tag in mercurial:</p>
<pre><code>hg tag release_123
</code></pre>
<p>Later on I found out that the name was wrong, it should be <code>release_124</code>. Is it possible to simply rename the tag or do I have to create a new one?</p>
| 8,298 | 172,265 | 2021-01-04 08:29:49 | 7,568,992 | 20 | 2011-09-27 12:19:47 | 204,723 | 2021-01-04 08:29:49 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/7568693 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/7568992 | <p>I would do it by removing the tag and then adding a new tag with the new name</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/Tag" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mercurial tag wiki</a> explains how to remove a tag:</p>
<blockquote>
<h1>How do I remove a tag?</h1>
<p>Either by</p>
<ul>
<li><code>hg tag --remove tag... | <p>I would do it by removing the tag and then adding a new tag with the new name</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/Tag" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mercurial tag wiki</a> explains how to remove a tag:</p> <blockquote> <h1>How do I remove a tag?</h1> <p>Either by</p> <ul> <li><code>hg tag --remove tag... | 802 | mercurial | <h1>How can one change the name of a tag?</h1>
<p>I have made a tag in mercurial:</p>
<pre><code>hg tag release_123
</code></pre>
<p>Later on I found out that the name was wrong, it should be <code>release_124</code>. Is it possible to simply rename the tag or do I have to create a new one?</p>
| q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,131 | mercurial | # How can one change the name of a tag?
I have made a tag in mercurial:
```
hg tag release_123
```
Later on I found out that the name was wrong, it should be `release_124`. Is it possible to simply rename the tag or do I have to create a new one? | I would do it by removing the tag and then adding a new tag with the new name
The [Mercurial tag wiki](https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/Tag) explains how to remove a tag:
> # How do I remove a tag?
>
> Either by
>
> - `hg tag --remove tagname`
>
> (this being the nearest equivalent to `cvs tag -d`)
>
> - adding `ta... |
960701 | How can I always know about all tags in Mercurial? | 16 | 2009-06-06 22:27:13 | <p>I don't use Mercurial, but i'd like to start, so i'm reading about it. The only SCM system i've used extensively is CVS. Most of what i've read about Mercurial makes sense, and sounds good. But i'm alternately shocked and perplexed by that way it does tags.</p>
<p>A tag is just a nickname for a changeset (and by 'c... | 3,956 | 116,639 | 2012-01-31 22:15:15 | 962,066 | 20 | 2009-06-07 15:11:01 | 110,204 | 2009-06-07 15:11:01 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/960701 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/962066 | <p>Versioning the <code>.hgtags</code> file allows you to</p>
<ul>
<li>edit tags and see who edited them (and why if they left a proper commit message)</li>
<li>transfer tags between repositories using the normal mechanisms</li>
</ul>
<p>However, there are some confusion going on here.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>You write that... | <p>Versioning the <code>.hgtags</code> file allows you to</p> <ul> <li>edit tags and see who edited them (and why if they left a proper commit message)</li> <li>transfer tags between repositories using the normal mechanisms</li> </ul> <p>However, there are some confusion going on here.</p> <ul> <li><p>You write that... | 115, 802, 3346 | dvcs, mercurial, tags | <h1>How can I always know about all tags in Mercurial?</h1>
<p>I don't use Mercurial, but i'd like to start, so i'm reading about it. The only SCM system i've used extensively is CVS. Most of what i've read about Mercurial makes sense, and sounds good. But i'm alternately shocked and perplexed by that way it does tags.... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,132 | mercurial | # How can I always know about all tags in Mercurial?
I don't use Mercurial, but i'd like to start, so i'm reading about it. The only SCM system i've used extensively is CVS. Most of what i've read about Mercurial makes sense, and sounds good. But i'm alternately shocked and perplexed by that way it does tags.
A tag i... | Versioning the `.hgtags` file allows you to
- edit tags and see who edited them (and why if they left a proper commit message)
- transfer tags between repositories using the normal mechanisms
However, there are some confusion going on here.
- You write that
> [...] And if i then update to that tagged changeset at... |
8220558 | Mercurial: How do I find the most recent revision that includes a specific file, if possible? | 13 | 2011-11-22 00:40:49 | <p>I have a file that's been modified recently. Rather than looking into each revision, is there an easier way to find out, in Mercurial, in which revision the file was last modified? Thanks.</p>
<p>Note that I am using command line in Linux.</p>
| 3,252 | 338,961 | 2012-01-19 09:52:30 | 8,220,756 | 20 | 2011-11-22 01:07:59 | 233,201 | 2011-11-22 01:07:59 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/8220558 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/8220756 | <p>This will give you the last time a change was made to a particular file (increase 1 to N to see last N changes):</p>
<p><code>hg log -l 1 ./path/to/file</code></p>
| <p>This will give you the last time a change was made to a particular file (increase 1 to N to see last N changes):</p> <p><code>hg log -l 1 ./path/to/file</code></p> | 58, 802 | linux, mercurial | <h1>Mercurial: How do I find the most recent revision that includes a specific file, if possible?</h1>
<p>I have a file that's been modified recently. Rather than looking into each revision, is there an easier way to find out, in Mercurial, in which revision the file was last modified? Thanks.</p>
<p>Note that I am us... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,133 | mercurial | # Mercurial: How do I find the most recent revision that includes a specific file, if possible?
I have a file that's been modified recently. Rather than looking into each revision, is there an easier way to find out, in Mercurial, in which revision the file was last modified? Thanks.
Note that I am using command line... | This will give you the last time a change was made to a particular file (increase 1 to N to see last N changes):
`hg log -l 1 ./path/to/file` |
7362564 | Windows & Mercurial change cases of class names | 13 | 2011-09-09 13:44:01 | <p>I have inherited a Java project which includes a number of classes that are not named according to the UpperCamelCase naming convention. </p>
<p>This is particularly the case with abbreviations (e.g. HTMLButton rather than HtmlButton). Whilst I know there are some differences of opinion on the use of CamelCase with... | 1,852 | 898,763 | 2011-09-09 14:33:16 | 7,363,133 | 20 | 2011-09-09 14:23:47 | 14,731 | 2011-09-09 14:33:16 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/7362564 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/7363133 | <p>If you do:</p>
<pre><code>hg rename foo bar
hg rename bar Foo
</code></pre>
<p>You don't need to actually commit and push until the end. In other words, your repository won't be aware of this Windows-specific workaround.</p>
<p>Another option is to rename the file in Windows, then invoke:</p>
<pre><code>hg renam... | <p>If you do:</p> <pre><code>hg rename foo bar hg rename bar Foo </code></pre> <p>You don't need to actually commit and push until the end. In other words, your repository won't be aware of this Windows-specific workaround.</p> <p>Another option is to rename the file in Windows, then invoke:</p> <pre><code>hg renam... | 17, 64, 802, 7028, 9708 | case-sensitive, java, mercurial, naming-conventions, windows | <h1>Windows & Mercurial change cases of class names</h1>
<p>I have inherited a Java project which includes a number of classes that are not named according to the UpperCamelCase naming convention. </p>
<p>This is particularly the case with abbreviations (e.g. HTMLButton rather than HtmlButton). Whilst I know there are... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,134 | mercurial | # Windows & Mercurial change cases of class names
I have inherited a Java project which includes a number of classes that are not named according to the UpperCamelCase naming convention.
This is particularly the case with abbreviations (e.g. HTMLButton rather than HtmlButton). Whilst I know there are some differences... | If you do:
```
hg rename foo bar
hg rename bar Foo
```
You don't need to actually commit and push until the end. In other words, your repository won't be aware of this Windows-specific workaround.
Another option is to rename the file in Windows, then invoke:
```
hg rename foo Foo --after
```
to notify Mercurial of... |
4264227 | hg forget recursive | 13 | 2010-11-24 07:02:14 | <p>is there a quick way to do a recursive</p>
<pre><code>hg forget
</code></pre>
<p>on a folder? I accidentally versioned things i don't want</p>
| 3,974 | 230,473 | 2010-11-24 07:09:04 | 4,264,262 | 20 | 2010-11-24 07:09:04 | 251,311 | 2010-11-24 07:09:04 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/4264227 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/4264262 | <p>What about</p>
<pre><code>hg forget directory/*
</code></pre>
<p>?</p>
| <p>What about</p> <pre><code>hg forget directory/* </code></pre> <p>?</p> | 802 | mercurial | <h1>hg forget recursive</h1>
<p>is there a quick way to do a recursive</p>
<pre><code>hg forget
</code></pre>
<p>on a folder? I accidentally versioned things i don't want</p>
| q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,135 | mercurial | # hg forget recursive
is there a quick way to do a recursive
```
hg forget
```
on a folder? I accidentally versioned things i don't want | What about
```
hg forget directory/*
```
? |
1867237 | Load multiple .hgrc files - ie, some with machine-specific settings? | 12 | 2009-12-08 14:15:30 | <p>I'd like to keep two ~/.hgrc files: ~/.hgrc and ~/.hgrc.local – one with "standard" settings (eg, <code>username</code>), the other with machine-specific settings (eg, setting a graphical merge tool).</p>
<p>How can I do this with hg?</p>
<p>For example, this is how I do it with Vim:</p>
<pre><code># ~/.vimrc
syn... | 2,042 | 71,522 | 2009-12-16 10:40:23 | 1,868,920 | 20 | 2009-12-08 18:27:52 | 8,992 | 2009-12-12 21:52:03 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/1867237 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/1868920 | <p>There's a not-often used <code>%include</code> directive in mercurial 1.3 and later:</p>
<p>From <code>man hgrc</code>:</p>
<pre><code> A line of the form %include file will include file into the current
configuration file. The inclusion is recursive, which means that
included files can includ... | <p>There's a not-often used <code>%include</code> directive in mercurial 1.3 and later:</p> <p>From <code>man hgrc</code>:</p> <pre><code> A line of the form %include file will include file into the current configuration file. The inclusion is recursive, which means that included files can includ... | 802, 34046 | hgrc, mercurial | <h1>Load multiple .hgrc files - ie, some with machine-specific settings?</h1>
<p>I'd like to keep two ~/.hgrc files: ~/.hgrc and ~/.hgrc.local – one with "standard" settings (eg, <code>username</code>), the other with machine-specific settings (eg, setting a graphical merge tool).</p>
<p>How can I do this with hg?</p>... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,136 | mercurial | # Load multiple .hgrc files - ie, some with machine-specific settings?
I'd like to keep two ~/.hgrc files: ~/.hgrc and ~/.hgrc.local – one with "standard" settings (eg, `username`), the other with machine-specific settings (eg, setting a graphical merge tool).
How can I do this with hg?
For example, this is how I do... | There's a not-often used `%include` directive in mercurial 1.3 and later:
From `man hgrc`:
```
A line of the form %include file will include file into the current
configuration file. The inclusion is recursive, which means that
included files can include other files. Filenames are relative to th... |
39746 | TortoiseHg in Vista 64-bit not showing the context menu | 12 | 2008-09-02 15:06:17 | <p>I installed TortoiseHg (Mercurial) in my Vista 64-bit and the context menu is not showing up when I right click a file or folder.
Is there any workaround for this problem?</p>
| 6,128 | 4,264 | 2014-05-20 20:33:10 | 224,136 | 20 | 2008-10-22 01:15:20 | 30,198 | 2009-07-04 16:41:37 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/39746 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/224136 | <p>Update: TortoiseHg 0.8 (released 2009-07-01) now includes both 32 and 64 bit shell extensions in the installer, and also works with Windows 7. The workaround described below is no longer necessary.</p>
<hr>
<p>A workaround to getting the context menus in Windows Explorer is buried in the TortoiseHg development mai... | <p>Update: TortoiseHg 0.8 (released 2009-07-01) now includes both 32 and 64 bit shell extensions in the installer, and also works with Windows 7. The workaround described below is no longer necessary.</p> <hr> <p>A workaround to getting the context menus in Windows Explorer is buried in the TortoiseHg development mai... | 802, 2846, 8122 | mercurial, tortoisehg, vista64 | <h1>TortoiseHg in Vista 64-bit not showing the context menu</h1>
<p>I installed TortoiseHg (Mercurial) in my Vista 64-bit and the context menu is not showing up when I right click a file or folder.
Is there any workaround for this problem?</p>
| q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,137 | mercurial | # TortoiseHg in Vista 64-bit not showing the context menu
I installed TortoiseHg (Mercurial) in my Vista 64-bit and the context menu is not showing up when I right click a file or folder.
Is there any workaround for this problem? | Update: TortoiseHg 0.8 (released 2009-07-01) now includes both 32 and 64 bit shell extensions in the installer, and also works with Windows 7. The workaround described below is no longer necessary.
---
A workaround to getting the context menus in Windows Explorer is buried in the TortoiseHg development mailing list a... |
4205185 | When using Mercurial HG, how to just get the latest code? | 23 | 2010-11-17 14:09:04 | <p>I am new to Mercurial HG. My friends created a repo and I am going to use it.
I installed TortoiseHG and trying to get the latest code. I found that when using Clone operation, it will pull all code to my local, including the histories (Am I right?). This is not needed for me. I just wanna get the latest code. Is t... | 15,113 | 155,547 | 2020-09-23 13:41:52 | 4,205,246 | 19 | 2010-11-17 14:16:52 | 71,522 | 2010-11-19 15:03:47 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/4205185 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/4205246 | <p>In short, no.</p>
<p>In a bit longer: Mercurial doesn't yet support “shallow” clones where you only get part of the history. So each time you clone you pull in the entire repository with all changesets.</p>
<p>Additionally, unlike Subversion, there is no way to make a “narrow” clone where you only checkout a porti... | <p>In short, no.</p> <p>In a bit longer: Mercurial doesn't yet support “shallow” clones where you only get part of the history. So each time you clone you pull in the entire repository with all changesets.</p> <p>Additionally, unlike Subversion, there is no way to make a “narrow” clone where you only checkout a porti... | 802 | mercurial | <h1>When using Mercurial HG, how to just get the latest code?</h1>
<p>I am new to Mercurial HG. My friends created a repo and I am going to use it.
I installed TortoiseHG and trying to get the latest code. I found that when using Clone operation, it will pull all code to my local, including the histories (Am I right?)... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,139 | mercurial | # When using Mercurial HG, how to just get the latest code?
I am new to Mercurial HG. My friends created a repo and I am going to use it.
I installed TortoiseHG and trying to get the latest code. I found that when using Clone operation, it will pull all code to my local, including the histories (Am I right?). This is ... | In short, no.
In a bit longer: Mercurial doesn't yet support “shallow” clones where you only get part of the history. So each time you clone you pull in the entire repository with all changesets.
Additionally, unlike Subversion, there is no way to make a “narrow” clone where you only checkout a portion of a repositor... |
8360471 | How to enable Mercurial extensions (such as mq)? | 20 | 2011-12-02 17:52:11 | <p>I have installed Mercurial from the Ubuntu package repository. However I don't know how to enable extensions (<code>q*</code> commands). How should I do that? The help shows that </p>
<pre><code>enabled extensions:
style (no help text available)
</code></pre>
<p>I want to enable mq and hgk.</p>
| 12,563 | 859,227 | 2016-01-19 20:39:06 | 8,360,505 | 19 | 2011-12-02 17:55:20 | 139,010 | 2011-12-02 18:00:46 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/8360471 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/8360505 | <p>Enable extensions in <code>hgrc</code>.</p>
<blockquote>
<h3>extensions</h3>
<p>Mercurial has an extension mechanism for adding new features. To
enable an extension, create an entry for it in this section.</p>
<p>If you know that the extension is already in Python's search path, you
can give the nam... | <p>Enable extensions in <code>hgrc</code>.</p> <blockquote> <h3>extensions</h3> <p>Mercurial has an extension mechanism for adding new features. To enable an extension, create an entry for it in this section.</p> <p>If you know that the extension is already in Python's search path, you can give the nam... | 802, 32068, 62895 | mercurial, mercurial-extension, mercurial-queue | <h1>How to enable Mercurial extensions (such as mq)?</h1>
<p>I have installed Mercurial from the Ubuntu package repository. However I don't know how to enable extensions (<code>q*</code> commands). How should I do that? The help shows that </p>
<pre><code>enabled extensions:
style (no help text available)
</code></pr... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,140 | mercurial | # How to enable Mercurial extensions (such as mq)?
I have installed Mercurial from the Ubuntu package repository. However I don't know how to enable extensions (`q*` commands). How should I do that? The help shows that
```
enabled extensions:
style (no help text available)
```
I want to enable mq and hgk. | Enable extensions in `hgrc`.
> ### extensions
>
> Mercurial has an extension mechanism for adding new features. To
> enable an extension, create an entry for it in this section.
>
> If you know that the extension is already in Python's search path, you
> can give the name of the module, followed by `=`, with nothing a... |
9589955 | Easy, painless way to test new mercurial hooks (that are works in progress) | 17 | 2012-03-06 18:47:52 | <p>I'm in the process of writing a mercurial changegroup hook. I don't have everything figured out yet, but the process of trial and error is made more painful by the fact that I have to keep committing and pushing just to test my work in progress. </p>
<p>Is there any way to 'fake' a trigger to execute my changegroup... | 1,952 | 114,203 | 2012-04-02 18:18:45 | 9,593,414 | 19 | 2012-03-06 23:11:58 | 110,204 | 2012-03-08 07:29:18 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/9589955 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/9593414 | <p>I'm afraid there's no built-in debugging capabilities for this. What I do when writing a hook is to setup two local repositories:</p>
<pre><code>$ hg init repo
$ hg clone repo clone
</code></pre>
<p>and then configure the <code>changegroup</code> hook in <code>repo</code>. Now go into <code>clone</code> and do</p>... | <p>I'm afraid there's no built-in debugging capabilities for this. What I do when writing a hook is to setup two local repositories:</p> <pre><code>$ hg init repo $ hg clone repo clone </code></pre> <p>and then configure the <code>changegroup</code> hook in <code>repo</code>. Now go into <code>clone</code> and do</p>... | 16, 802, 61928 | mercurial, mercurial-hook, python | <h1>Easy, painless way to test new mercurial hooks (that are works in progress)</h1>
<p>I'm in the process of writing a mercurial changegroup hook. I don't have everything figured out yet, but the process of trial and error is made more painful by the fact that I have to keep committing and pushing just to test my work... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,141 | mercurial | # Easy, painless way to test new mercurial hooks (that are works in progress)
I'm in the process of writing a mercurial changegroup hook. I don't have everything figured out yet, but the process of trial and error is made more painful by the fact that I have to keep committing and pushing just to test my work in progr... | I'm afraid there's no built-in debugging capabilities for this. What I do when writing a hook is to setup two local repositories:
```
$ hg init repo
$ hg clone repo clone
```
and then configure the `changegroup` hook in `repo`. Now go into `clone` and do
```
$ echo a > a
$ hg add a
$ hg commit -m 'a file'
```
to se... |
3637496 | How can I ignore all directories except one using .hgignore? | 17 | 2010-09-03 15:58:48 | <p>I'm managing $HOME using Mercurial, to keep my dotfiles nice and tracked, or at least the ones that matter to me.</p>
<p>However, there's a profusion of files and directories in ~ that do not need to be tracked, and that set is ever-changing and ever-growing.</p>
<p>Historically, I've dealt with this by having thi... | 7,491 | 23,309 | 2010-09-03 20:09:54 | 3,639,040 | 19 | 2010-09-03 19:41:05 | 351,301 | 2010-09-03 19:47:57 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/3637496 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/3639040 | <p>Try this in <code>.hgignore</code> instead:</p>
<pre><code>syntax: regexp
^(?!(scripts|foo|bar)/)[^/]+/
</code></pre>
<ul>
<li><code>^</code> matches start of path</li>
<li><code>(?!(scripts|foo|bar)</code> uses negative lookahead to ignore all files except those in directories <code>scripts</code>, <code>foo</co... | <p>Try this in <code>.hgignore</code> instead:</p> <pre><code>syntax: regexp ^(?!(scripts|foo|bar)/)[^/]+/ </code></pre> <ul> <li><code>^</code> matches start of path</li> <li><code>(?!(scripts|foo|bar)</code> uses negative lookahead to ignore all files except those in directories <code>scripts</code>, <code>foo</co... | 802, 31419 | hgignore, mercurial | <h1>How can I ignore all directories except one using .hgignore?</h1>
<p>I'm managing $HOME using Mercurial, to keep my dotfiles nice and tracked, or at least the ones that matter to me.</p>
<p>However, there's a profusion of files and directories in ~ that do not need to be tracked, and that set is ever-changing and ... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,142 | mercurial | # How can I ignore all directories except one using .hgignore?
I'm managing $HOME using Mercurial, to keep my dotfiles nice and tracked, or at least the ones that matter to me.
However, there's a profusion of files and directories in ~ that do not need to be tracked, and that set is ever-changing and ever-growing.
H... | Try this in `.hgignore` instead:
```
syntax: regexp
^(?!(scripts|foo|bar)/)[^/]+/
```
- `^` matches start of path
- `(?!(scripts|foo|bar)` uses negative lookahead to ignore all files except those in directories `scripts`, `foo` or `bar`
- `/)` ensures that directories which have a tracked directory as a prefix are i... |
3026351 | Mercurial: Recommended way of sending a whole repository to someone | 17 | 2010-06-11 21:24:55 | <p>I have done some programming and I have used Mercurial for source control. I now need to send all of my code to someone else (because they are going to take over).</p>
<p>Since all copies of a mercurial repository is a full and real repository my first thought is to first do a clone of my repository without an upda... | 3,226 | 39,321 | 2019-11-04 13:43:37 | 3,027,017 | 19 | 2010-06-12 00:30:17 | 256,362 | 2017-06-20 11:55:17 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/3026351 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/3027017 | <p>What you've suggested will work fine, but you can also use <code>hg bundle</code> to create a changegroup file encapsulating a compressed copy of the entire repository (see <code>hg help bundle</code> for the full details, or this page: <a href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/hg.1.html#bundle" rel="nofollow norefe... | <p>What you've suggested will work fine, but you can also use <code>hg bundle</code> to create a changegroup file encapsulating a compressed copy of the entire repository (see <code>hg help bundle</code> for the full details, or this page: <a href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/hg.1.html#bundle" rel="nofollow norefe... | 802, 4167 | export, mercurial | <h1>Mercurial: Recommended way of sending a whole repository to someone</h1>
<p>I have done some programming and I have used Mercurial for source control. I now need to send all of my code to someone else (because they are going to take over).</p>
<p>Since all copies of a mercurial repository is a full and real reposi... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,143 | mercurial | # Mercurial: Recommended way of sending a whole repository to someone
I have done some programming and I have used Mercurial for source control. I now need to send all of my code to someone else (because they are going to take over).
Since all copies of a mercurial repository is a full and real repository my first th... | What you've suggested will work fine, but you can also use `hg bundle` to create a changegroup file encapsulating a compressed copy of the entire repository (see `hg help bundle` for the full details, or this page: <http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/hg.1.html#bundle>).
On your machine:
```
hg -R /path/to/repo bundle -... |
8621874 | Mercurial, how to tag old version of files | 16 | 2011-12-24 00:37:45 | <p>I forgot to tag and older version of my files with a release tag. The older version is at r13, latest is about r65. I cloned the latest repository to a new directory, did an "hg update -r13" to get the older code I wanted to tag, then did the tag command, but got the message:</p>
<p>abort: not at a branch head (u... | 2,667 | 258,526 | 2017-06-16 12:27:57 | 8,621,951 | 19 | 2011-12-24 00:57:31 | 432,745 | 2017-06-16 12:27:57 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/8621874 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/8621951 | <p>I guess you can still do the tagging right in the repo without updating yourself to a particular revision.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>hg tag -r 13 tagname</p>
</blockquote>
<p>See the details at <a href="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/Tag" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mercurial wiki</a>.</p>
<p>I tried testing it :</... | <p>I guess you can still do the tagging right in the repo without updating yourself to a particular revision.</p> <blockquote> <p>hg tag -r 13 tagname</p> </blockquote> <p>See the details at <a href="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/Tag" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mercurial wiki</a>.</p> <p>I tried testing it :</... | 802, 1097 | mercurial, tagging | <h1>Mercurial, how to tag old version of files</h1>
<p>I forgot to tag and older version of my files with a release tag. The older version is at r13, latest is about r65. I cloned the latest repository to a new directory, did an "hg update -r13" to get the older code I wanted to tag, then did the tag command, but got... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,144 | mercurial | # Mercurial, how to tag old version of files
I forgot to tag and older version of my files with a release tag. The older version is at r13, latest is about r65. I cloned the latest repository to a new directory, did an "hg update -r13" to get the older code I wanted to tag, then did the tag command, but got the messag... | I guess you can still do the tagging right in the repo without updating yourself to a particular revision.
> hg tag -r 13 tagname
See the details at [Mercurial wiki](https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/Tag).
I tried testing it :
```
temp $ hg init .
temp $ touch a.txt
temp $ hg add a.txt
temp $ hg commit -m "added ... |
5169670 | Use of Mercurial hg bundle and hg export vs merging? | 15 | 2011-03-02 15:28:19 | <p>When exactly would you use <code>hg export</code> and <code>hg bundle</code>?</p>
<p>These commands are listed on the Mercurial quick start <a href="http://ivy.fr/mercurial/ref/v1.0/Mercurial-QuickStart-v1.0-120dpi.png" rel="noreferrer">guide</a> but we're not clear when to use them.</p>
<p>Currently we manage dev... | 7,356 | 47,281 | 2011-03-02 16:36:57 | 5,170,529 | 19 | 2011-03-02 16:36:57 | 8,992 | 2011-03-02 16:36:57 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/5169670 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/5170529 | <p>The primary difference is whether or not the parent changeset exists in the destination repository. If for example your source repo has this:</p>
<pre><code>[A]--[B]---[C]
</code></pre>
<p>and your destination has this:</p>
<pre><code>[A]--[B]
</code></pre>
<p>and you want to send [C] you could use bundle (or j... | <p>The primary difference is whether or not the parent changeset exists in the destination repository. If for example your source repo has this:</p> <pre><code>[A]--[B]---[C] </code></pre> <p>and your destination has this:</p> <pre><code>[A]--[B] </code></pre> <p>and you want to send [C] you could use bundle (or j... | 717, 802 | mercurial, merge | <h1>Use of Mercurial hg bundle and hg export vs merging?</h1>
<p>When exactly would you use <code>hg export</code> and <code>hg bundle</code>?</p>
<p>These commands are listed on the Mercurial quick start <a href="http://ivy.fr/mercurial/ref/v1.0/Mercurial-QuickStart-v1.0-120dpi.png" rel="noreferrer">guide</a> but we'... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,145 | mercurial | # Use of Mercurial hg bundle and hg export vs merging?
When exactly would you use `hg export` and `hg bundle`?
These commands are listed on the Mercurial quick start [guide](http://ivy.fr/mercurial/ref/v1.0/Mercurial-QuickStart-v1.0-120dpi.png) but we're not clear when to use them.
Currently we manage dev by having ... | The primary difference is whether or not the parent changeset exists in the destination repository. If for example your source repo has this:
```
[A]--[B]---[C]
```
and your destination has this:
```
[A]--[B]
```
and you want to send [C] you could use bundle (or just push/pull).
If, however, your destination repos... |
4156094 | Splitting files in Mercurial and retaining history on both sides | 14 | 2010-11-11 15:32:19 | <p>I need to split a number of files and I'm looking for options to retain the full file history in the split-off files.</p>
<p><strong>Background...</strong></p>
<p>I've inherited a project containing lots of Oracle PL/SQL packages with the package spec and the package body all stored in a single ".sql" file. I'd pr... | 1,547 | 4,003 | 2017-03-23 11:34:49 | 4,156,146 | 19 | 2010-11-11 15:37:50 | 364,327 | 2010-11-11 15:49:48 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/4156094 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/4156146 | <p>Splitting files can be modelled by <code>hg rename</code> and <code>hg copy</code> to retain the history:</p>
<pre><code>hg copy myfile.sql myfile.pks
hg rename myfile.sql myfile.pkb
</code></pre>
<p>The edit the *.pks and *.pkb file to remove the half that doesn't belong there.</p>
<p>After the edit commit it ... | <p>Splitting files can be modelled by <code>hg rename</code> and <code>hg copy</code> to retain the history:</p> <pre><code>hg copy myfile.sql myfile.pks hg rename myfile.sql myfile.pkb </code></pre> <p>The edit the *.pks and *.pkb file to remove the half that doesn't belong there.</p> <p>After the edit commit it ... | 802, 2148 | mercurial, plsql | <h1>Splitting files in Mercurial and retaining history on both sides</h1>
<p>I need to split a number of files and I'm looking for options to retain the full file history in the split-off files.</p>
<p><strong>Background...</strong></p>
<p>I've inherited a project containing lots of Oracle PL/SQL packages with the pa... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,146 | mercurial | # Splitting files in Mercurial and retaining history on both sides
I need to split a number of files and I'm looking for options to retain the full file history in the split-off files.
**Background...**
I've inherited a project containing lots of Oracle PL/SQL packages with the package spec and the package body all ... | Splitting files can be modelled by `hg rename` and `hg copy` to retain the history:
```
hg copy myfile.sql myfile.pks
hg rename myfile.sql myfile.pkb
```
The edit the *.pks and *.pkb file to remove the half that doesn't belong there.
After the edit commit it all.
To see the copies and renames you have to use git ... |
50223 | How to repeatedly merge branches in Mercurial | 14 | 2008-09-08 17:27:16 | <p>We're using Mercurial where I work and I want to have a setup similar to how I used SVN:</p>
<ul>
<li>Trunk</li>
<li>Tags
<ul>
<li>Production</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Branches</li>
</ul>
<p>Since Mercurial supports branches natively, I know how to create a named branch, but I can't find any documentation on how to rep... | 5,472 | 956 | 2008-09-08 19:26:01 | 50,475 | 19 | 2008-09-08 19:26:01 | 3,462 | 2008-09-08 19:26:01 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/50223 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/50475 | <p>As the previous poster mentioned, the transplant extension can be used for cherry-picking individual changes from one branch to another. If, however, you always want to pull <em>all</em> the latest changes, the <code>hg merge</code> command will get you there.</p>
<p>The simplest case is when you're using clones t... | <p>As the previous poster mentioned, the transplant extension can be used for cherry-picking individual changes from one branch to another. If, however, you always want to pull <em>all</em> the latest changes, the <code>hg merge</code> command will get you there.</p> <p>The simplest case is when you're using clones t... | 456, 802 | mercurial, version-control | <h1>How to repeatedly merge branches in Mercurial</h1>
<p>We're using Mercurial where I work and I want to have a setup similar to how I used SVN:</p>
<ul>
<li>Trunk</li>
<li>Tags
<ul>
<li>Production</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Branches</li>
</ul>
<p>Since Mercurial supports branches natively, I know how to create a named b... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,147 | mercurial | # How to repeatedly merge branches in Mercurial
We're using Mercurial where I work and I want to have a setup similar to how I used SVN:
- Trunk
- Tags
- Production
- Branches
Since Mercurial supports branches natively, I know how to create a named branch, but I can't find any documentation on how to repeatedly me... | As the previous poster mentioned, the transplant extension can be used for cherry-picking individual changes from one branch to another. If, however, you always want to pull *all* the latest changes, the `hg merge` command will get you there.
The simplest case is when you're using clones to implement branching (since ... |
32623680 | How to list all tags in a certain Mercurial branch? | 13 | 2015-09-17 06:16:49 | <p>Is it possible to list the tags only on a certain branch? (from command line preferably)</p>
<p>For example:</p>
<pre><code>$ hg branch test1
... (make some commits)
$ hg tag mytag_on_test1_branch
$ hg branch test2
... (make some commits)
$ hg tag mytag_on_test2_branch
... (make some commits)
$ hg tag mytag_on_te... | 8,772 | 593,487 | 2015-09-17 13:33:46 | 32,624,071 | 19 | 2015-09-17 06:46:09 | 2,611,159 | 2015-09-17 13:33:46 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/32623680 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/32624071 | <p>Like so often, the answer lies in the proper use of revsets; they are a powerful tool to limit the revision ranges to nearly whatever need. See <code>hg help revsets</code> for details.</p>
<p>In your case we also make use of the output templating to only get shown the tags instead of full log output of those revi... | <p>Like so often, the answer lies in the proper use of revsets; they are a powerful tool to limit the revision ranges to nearly whatever need. See <code>hg help revsets</code> for details.</p> <p>In your case we also make use of the output templating to only get shown the tags instead of full log output of those revi... | 802 | mercurial | <h1>How to list all tags in a certain Mercurial branch?</h1>
<p>Is it possible to list the tags only on a certain branch? (from command line preferably)</p>
<p>For example:</p>
<pre><code>$ hg branch test1
... (make some commits)
$ hg tag mytag_on_test1_branch
$ hg branch test2
... (make some commits)
$ hg tag mytag... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,148 | mercurial | # How to list all tags in a certain Mercurial branch?
Is it possible to list the tags only on a certain branch? (from command line preferably)
For example:
```
$ hg branch test1
... (make some commits)
$ hg tag mytag_on_test1_branch
$ hg branch test2
... (make some commits)
$ hg tag mytag_on_test2_branch
... (make ... | Like so often, the answer lies in the proper use of revsets; they are a powerful tool to limit the revision ranges to nearly whatever need. See `hg help revsets` for details.
In your case we also make use of the output templating to only get shown the tags instead of full log output of those revisions. Thus if you nee... |
7282684 | Automatically close Redmine Task with commit comment | 12 | 2011-09-02 11:22:18 | <p>There is a feature (associated revisions) in Redmine to link commits with tasks with specific keywords typed in comment on commit:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Default keywords are:</p>
<pre><code>* for referencing issues: refs, references, IssueID
* for fixing issues: fixes, closes
</code></pre>
</blockquote>
<p><a hre... | 8,333 | 883,931 | 2015-02-04 19:36:20 | 7,292,711 | 19 | 2011-09-03 10:57:39 | 63,733 | 2011-09-03 11:05:27 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/7282684 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/7292711 | <p>Log in as an admin and go to <em>Settings -> Repositories -> Referencing and fixing issues in commit messages</em>:</p>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/qOzv5.png" alt="redmine settings"></p>
<p>Make sure that:</p>
<ul>
<li>you have a status defined in the dropdown <em>applied status</em></li>
<li>you're using ... | <p>Log in as an admin and go to <em>Settings -> Repositories -> Referencing and fixing issues in commit messages</em>:</p> <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/qOzv5.png" alt="redmine settings"></p> <p>Make sure that:</p> <ul> <li>you have a status defined in the dropdown <em>applied status</em></li> <li>you're using ... | 802, 12495, 33953 | mercurial, redmine, visual-studio | <h1>Automatically close Redmine Task with commit comment</h1>
<p>There is a feature (associated revisions) in Redmine to link commits with tasks with specific keywords typed in comment on commit:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Default keywords are:</p>
<pre><code>* for referencing issues: refs, references, IssueID
* for fixin... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,151 | mercurial | # Automatically close Redmine Task with commit comment
There is a feature (associated revisions) in Redmine to link commits with tasks with specific keywords typed in comment on commit:
> Default keywords are:
>
> ```
> * for referencing issues: refs, references, IssueID
> * for fixing issues: fixes, closes
> ```
<h... | Log in as an admin and go to *Settings -> Repositories -> Referencing and fixing issues in commit messages*:
Make sure that:
- you have a status defined in the dropdown *applied status*
- you're using the correct keywords in your commit messages
The following exa... |
3298236 | How to push code to multiple servers by Mercurial? | 12 | 2010-07-21 10:25:46 | <p>How can we push code to multiple servers? We have many servers which needs to have the same copy of the code. It is difficult to push to individual server. I know mercurial has hooks but none of them gives a proper solution.</p>
| 3,114 | 367,097 | 2013-11-10 00:04:32 | 3,298,493 | 19 | 2010-07-21 11:02:40 | 47,860 | 2013-11-10 00:04:32 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/3298236 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/3298493 | <p>In your central server you create a <a href="http://hgbook.red-bean.com/read/handling-repository-events-with-hooks.html" rel="noreferrer">changegroup</a> hook.</p>
<p>So your central server would have the following hgrc:</p>
<pre><code>[paths]
server2=http://server2
server3=http://server3
[hooks]
changegroup.serve... | <p>In your central server you create a <a href="http://hgbook.red-bean.com/read/handling-repository-events-with-hooks.html" rel="noreferrer">changegroup</a> hook.</p> <p>So your central server would have the following hgrc:</p> <pre><code>[paths] server2=http://server2 server3=http://server3 [hooks] changegroup.serve... | 802 | mercurial | <h1>How to push code to multiple servers by Mercurial?</h1>
<p>How can we push code to multiple servers? We have many servers which needs to have the same copy of the code. It is difficult to push to individual server. I know mercurial has hooks but none of them gives a proper solution.</p>
| q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,152 | mercurial | # How to push code to multiple servers by Mercurial?
How can we push code to multiple servers? We have many servers which needs to have the same copy of the code. It is difficult to push to individual server. I know mercurial has hooks but none of them gives a proper solution. | In your central server you create a [changegroup](http://hgbook.red-bean.com/read/handling-repository-events-with-hooks.html) hook.
So your central server would have the following hgrc:
```
[paths]
server2=http://server2
server3=http://server3
[hooks]
changegroup.server2 = hg push -f server2
changegroup.server3 = hg ... |
2395179 | How to make mercurial ignore all hidden files? | 12 | 2010-03-07 04:26:48 | <p>I hate seeing nearly every directory in my repository list each file twice, once with a dot in front of it and once without. I tried adding <code>.*</code> to my .hgignore file, but it has no effect. Is this the wrong syntax, and more importantly, is it a bad idea to try this in the first place? Thanks.</p>
| 4,603 | null | 2016-04-05 17:47:44 | 2,396,964 | 19 | 2010-03-07 16:27:54 | 8,992 | 2010-03-07 16:27:54 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/2395179 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/2396964 | <p>You've got almost the right answer in the comments from gavinb, but the match was a little to broad. However, key concept about ignoring after the face was provided by RogerPage, again in a comment (what's with everyone preferring comments to answers?).</p>
<p>Let's look at these nine files:</p>
<pre><code>dir.wi... | <p>You've got almost the right answer in the comments from gavinb, but the match was a little to broad. However, key concept about ignoring after the face was provided by RogerPage, again in a comment (what's with everyone preferring comments to answers?).</p> <p>Let's look at these nine files:</p> <pre><code>dir.wi... | 802, 3346, 3889, 31419 | dvcs, glob, hgignore, mercurial | <h1>How to make mercurial ignore all hidden files?</h1>
<p>I hate seeing nearly every directory in my repository list each file twice, once with a dot in front of it and once without. I tried adding <code>.*</code> to my .hgignore file, but it has no effect. Is this the wrong syntax, and more importantly, is it a bad i... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,153 | mercurial | # How to make mercurial ignore all hidden files?
I hate seeing nearly every directory in my repository list each file twice, once with a dot in front of it and once without. I tried adding `.*` to my .hgignore file, but it has no effect. Is this the wrong syntax, and more importantly, is it a bad idea to try this in t... | You've got almost the right answer in the comments from gavinb, but the match was a little to broad. However, key concept about ignoring after the face was provided by RogerPage, again in a comment (what's with everyone preferring comments to answers?).
Let's look at these nine files:
```
dir.with.dots/file.with.dots... |
3950792 | How to deal with committer name change in Mercurial | 11 | 2010-10-16 21:05:54 | <p>I have a project in Mercurial with a group of committers. Unfortunately, some of the committers has changed names several times, e.g. first it was "nickname", and then it became "Name Surname ", and then something else.</p>
<p>Most of the repository analysis tools expect committer to have same name over the course ... | 1,840 | 6,533 | 2018-02-22 10:52:09 | 3,950,827 | 19 | 2010-10-16 21:14:46 | 167,958 | 2018-02-22 10:52:09 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/3950792 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/3950827 | <p>Yes, it's possible. Use the <a href="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/ConvertExtension" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Convert extension</a> and then <code>hg convert</code> from the repository with the bad names to the new repository with the good names and use an authormap. There are many things you can accomplish ... | <p>Yes, it's possible. Use the <a href="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/ConvertExtension" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Convert extension</a> and then <code>hg convert</code> from the repository with the bad names to the new repository with the good names and use an authormap. There are many things you can accomplish ... | 456, 802 | mercurial, version-control | <h1>How to deal with committer name change in Mercurial</h1>
<p>I have a project in Mercurial with a group of committers. Unfortunately, some of the committers has changed names several times, e.g. first it was "nickname", and then it became "Name Surname ", and then something else.</p>
<p>Most of the repository analy... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,154 | mercurial | # How to deal with committer name change in Mercurial
I have a project in Mercurial with a group of committers. Unfortunately, some of the committers has changed names several times, e.g. first it was "nickname", and then it became "Name Surname ", and then something else.
Most of the repository analysis tools expect... | Yes, it's possible. Use the [Convert extension](https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/ConvertExtension) and then `hg convert` from the repository with the bad names to the new repository with the good names and use an authormap. There are many things you can accomplish using the convert extension and converting from Mercu... |
12372647 | TortoiseHG : Removing commit | 10 | 2012-09-11 14:58:42 | <p>I've accidentally committed bunch of files locally, but didn't pushed.
So basically what I want to do is to remove this my commit, then push some other changes.</p>
<p>I can remove the commit by Backout-ing, then I've to commit locally so it is actually removed locally.</p>
<p>So my question is following, if I do ... | 16,865 | 426,305 | 2018-02-22 12:18:36 | 12,374,750 | 19 | 2012-09-11 17:17:25 | 63,147 | 2018-02-22 12:18:36 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/12372647 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/12374750 | <p>It sounds like <a href="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg/help/rollback" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><code>hg rollback</code></a> is the command you want.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg/help/backout" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><code>hg backout <REV></code></a> creates a new commit that... | <p>It sounds like <a href="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg/help/rollback" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><code>hg rollback</code></a> is the command you want.</p> <p><a href="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg/help/backout" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><code>hg backout <REV></code></a> creates a new commit that... | 802, 8122 | mercurial, tortoisehg | <h1>TortoiseHG : Removing commit</h1>
<p>I've accidentally committed bunch of files locally, but didn't pushed.
So basically what I want to do is to remove this my commit, then push some other changes.</p>
<p>I can remove the commit by Backout-ing, then I've to commit locally so it is actually removed locally.</p>
<p... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,155 | mercurial | # TortoiseHG : Removing commit
I've accidentally committed bunch of files locally, but didn't pushed.
So basically what I want to do is to remove this my commit, then push some other changes.
I can remove the commit by Backout-ing, then I've to commit locally so it is actually removed locally.
So my question is foll... | It sounds like [`hg rollback`](https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg/help/rollback) is the command you want.
[`hg backout <REV>`](https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg/help/backout) creates a new commit that reverses the changes made in `<REV>`. Both the original commit and the backout commit will remain in your histo... |
1968847 | Committing only some files in Mercurial | 10 | 2009-12-28 10:28:42 | <p>Many times I'm making two different changes to files in my repository, I want those changes to be treated as two consecutive commits.</p>
<p>For example, in repository</p>
<ul>
<li>prog.c</li>
<li>prog.h</li>
<li>README.txt</li>
</ul>
<p>While fixing a bug <code>prog.c</code> and <code>prog.h</code>, I fixed a ty... | 5,397 | 55,094 | 2017-04-15 16:37:12 | 1,968,856 | 19 | 2009-12-28 10:31:30 | 219,183 | 2009-12-28 16:50:10 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/1968847 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/1968856 | <pre><code>hg commit -m "bug #1234" prog.c prog.h
</code></pre>
<p>then</p>
<pre><code>hg commit -m "some typos fixed" README.txt
</code></pre>
| <pre><code>hg commit -m "bug #1234" prog.c prog.h </code></pre> <p>then</p> <pre><code>hg commit -m "some typos fixed" README.txt </code></pre> | 456, 802 | mercurial, version-control | <h1>Committing only some files in Mercurial</h1>
<p>Many times I'm making two different changes to files in my repository, I want those changes to be treated as two consecutive commits.</p>
<p>For example, in repository</p>
<ul>
<li>prog.c</li>
<li>prog.h</li>
<li>README.txt</li>
</ul>
<p>While fixing a bug <code>pr... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,156 | mercurial | # Committing only some files in Mercurial
Many times I'm making two different changes to files in my repository, I want those changes to be treated as two consecutive commits.
For example, in repository
- prog.c
- prog.h
- README.txt
While fixing a bug `prog.c` and `prog.h`, I fixed a typo in `README.txt`. Now I wa... | ```
hg commit -m "bug #1234" prog.c prog.h
```
then
```
hg commit -m "some typos fixed" README.txt
``` |
1625660 | Can Mercurial merge a named-branch that isn't a head? | 7 | 2009-10-26 16:08:02 | <p>Basically, I have dev branch, and what I like to do is to create a feature branch while I implement something, and then merge it back. So situations like the following occurs</p>
<pre><code> a
b
c
d - dev
/
e
f - feature
</code></pre>
<p>Since dev isn't a head, is it still possible to bring dev up to feature s... | 1,447 | 45,144 | 2009-10-27 13:10:25 | 1,627,090 | 19 | 2009-10-26 20:15:58 | 13,498 | 2009-10-26 20:15:58 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/1625660 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/1627090 | <p>Carl Meyer is right. You're thinking as a git user, and Mercurial handles things differently.</p>
<p>You could do what Carl suggested and just force the next commit to be on the dev branch. I'd personally find this rather confusing if I saw it though, since there would be a discontinuity in the dev branch.</p>
<... | <p>Carl Meyer is right. You're thinking as a git user, and Mercurial handles things differently.</p> <p>You could do what Carl suggested and just force the next commit to be on the dev branch. I'd personally find this rather confusing if I saw it though, since there would be a discontinuity in the dev branch.</p> <... | 717, 802, 1879 | branch, mercurial, merge | <h1>Can Mercurial merge a named-branch that isn't a head?</h1>
<p>Basically, I have dev branch, and what I like to do is to create a feature branch while I implement something, and then merge it back. So situations like the following occurs</p>
<pre><code> a
b
c
d - dev
/
e
f - feature
</code></pre>
<p>Since dev ... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,158 | mercurial | # Can Mercurial merge a named-branch that isn't a head?
Basically, I have dev branch, and what I like to do is to create a feature branch while I implement something, and then merge it back. So situations like the following occurs
```
a
b
c
d - dev
/
e
f - feature
```
Since dev isn't a head, is it still possibl... | Carl Meyer is right. You're thinking as a git user, and Mercurial handles things differently.
You could do what Carl suggested and just force the next commit to be on the dev branch. I'd personally find this rather confusing if I saw it though, since there would be a discontinuity in the dev branch.
The way I'd handl... |
4296636 | List remote branches in Mercurial | 32 | 2010-11-28 12:03:07 | <p>Is there a way to list remote branches in Mercurial like there in Git?</p>
<pre><code>git branch -r
</code></pre>
<p>I want to list the branches on a remote machine (e.g. Bitbucket), so using:</p>
<pre><code>hg branches -R `hg showconfig paths.default` --color false
</code></pre>
<p>fails with abort: repository ... | 28,443 | 5,160 | 2019-06-27 21:12:58 | 4,344,621 | 18 | 2010-12-03 10:29:30 | 479,048 | 2017-06-19 11:26:48 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/4296636 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/4344621 | <p>No, it is not possible to list branches of a remote repository without cloning it to local.</p>
<p>If there is SSH access to the machine having the remote repository, then Mercurial could be used directly: <code>ssh server hg -R path/to/repo branches</code>.</p>
<p>If the repository is served with hgweb, then a li... | <p>No, it is not possible to list branches of a remote repository without cloning it to local.</p> <p>If there is SSH access to the machine having the remote repository, then Mercurial could be used directly: <code>ssh server hg -R path/to/repo branches</code>.</p> <p>If the repository is served with hgweb, then a li... | 802, 1879 | branch, mercurial | <h1>List remote branches in Mercurial</h1>
<p>Is there a way to list remote branches in Mercurial like there in Git?</p>
<pre><code>git branch -r
</code></pre>
<p>I want to list the branches on a remote machine (e.g. Bitbucket), so using:</p>
<pre><code>hg branches -R `hg showconfig paths.default` --color false
</co... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,159 | mercurial | # List remote branches in Mercurial
Is there a way to list remote branches in Mercurial like there in Git?
```
git branch -r
```
I want to list the branches on a remote machine (e.g. Bitbucket), so using:
```
hg branches -R `hg showconfig paths.default` --color false
```
fails with abort: repository not local | No, it is not possible to list branches of a remote repository without cloning it to local.
If there is SSH access to the machine having the remote repository, then Mercurial could be used directly: `ssh server hg -R path/to/repo branches`.
If the repository is served with hgweb, then a list of branches can be fetche... |
20895469 | Adding pinch zoom to a UICollectionView | 31 | 2014-01-03 02:20:45 | <h1>Intro</h1>
<p>I'm going to describe the effect I want to achieve, and then I'll give detail on how I'm currently trying to implement this and what's wrong with its behaviour as it stands. I'll also mention another approach I've looked at but couldn't make work at all.</p>
<p>The most relevant code is inline at th... | 17,695 | 2,547,229 | 2016-11-20 23:29:35 | 20,996,509 | 18 | 2014-01-08 13:05:21 | 2,547,229 | 2014-01-08 13:05:21 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/20895469 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/20996509 | <h2>The good bit – how to make it work</h2>
<p>Some very minor tweaks to the above code have resolved <strong>What Doesn't Work 1</strong> & <strong>What Doesn't Work 2</strong> in the question.</p>
<p>I have added the following lines in to the <code>viewDidLoad</code> method of my <code>UICollectionViewControlle... | <h2>The good bit – how to make it work</h2> <p>Some very minor tweaks to the above code have resolved <strong>What Doesn't Work 1</strong> & <strong>What Doesn't Work 2</strong> in the question.</p> <p>I have added the following lines in to the <code>viewDidLoad</code> method of my <code>UICollectionViewControlle... | 58338, 76984, 77205, 84213, 87486 | ios, pinchzoom, uicollectionview, uicollectionviewlayout, uipinchgesturerecognizer | <h1>Adding pinch zoom to a UICollectionView</h1>
<h1>Intro</h1>
<p>I'm going to describe the effect I want to achieve, and then I'll give detail on how I'm currently trying to implement this and what's wrong with its behaviour as it stands. I'll also mention another approach I've looked at but couldn't make work at al... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,160 | mercurial | # Adding pinch zoom to a UICollectionView
# Intro
I'm going to describe the effect I want to achieve, and then I'll give detail on how I'm currently trying to implement this and what's wrong with its behaviour as it stands. I'll also mention another approach I've looked at but couldn't make work at all.
The most rel... | ## The good bit – how to make it work
Some very minor tweaks to the above code have resolved **What Doesn't Work 1** & **What Doesn't Work 2** in the question.
I have added the following lines in to the `viewDidLoad` method of my `UICollectionViewController`:
```
[collectionView setMinimumZoomScale: 0.25];
[collecti... |
2963250 | How to remove accidental branch in TortoiseHg? | 22 | 2010-06-03 04:03:05 | <p>(I am a relative newcomer to TortoiseHg, so bear with me :-) I use TortoiseHg on two machines to talk to my remote source repository. I made changes on one machine, committed them, and attempted to push them to the remote repository BUT I forgot to first do a pull to get the latest code first. The push gave me a few... | 32,365 | 115,690 | 2016-11-11 09:30:46 | 2,963,290 | 18 | 2010-06-03 04:17:56 | 56,338 | 2010-06-03 04:17:56 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/2963250 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/2963290 | <p>First make sure you have committed all your local changes. Then merge the branches by calling <code>hg merge</code> and commit the result.</p>
<p>This should bring you back to a single branch, reuniting the two heads.</p>
| <p>First make sure you have committed all your local changes. Then merge the branches by calling <code>hg merge</code> and commit the result.</p> <p>This should bring you back to a single branch, reuniting the two heads.</p> | 802, 8122 | mercurial, tortoisehg | <h1>How to remove accidental branch in TortoiseHg?</h1>
<p>(I am a relative newcomer to TortoiseHg, so bear with me :-) I use TortoiseHg on two machines to talk to my remote source repository. I made changes on one machine, committed them, and attempted to push them to the remote repository BUT I forgot to first do a p... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,161 | mercurial | # How to remove accidental branch in TortoiseHg?
(I am a relative newcomer to TortoiseHg, so bear with me :-) I use TortoiseHg on two machines to talk to my remote source repository. I made changes on one machine, committed them, and attempted to push them to the remote repository BUT I forgot to first do a pull to ge... | First make sure you have committed all your local changes. Then merge the branches by calling `hg merge` and commit the result.
This should bring you back to a single branch, reuniting the two heads. |
2371330 | What is the correct way to handle nested Hg repositories with Mercurial/TortoiseHg? | 22 | 2010-03-03 12:53:31 | <p>I'm struggling on how to correctly track nested repositories using TortoiseHg.</p>
<p>I have a main repository that tracks my whole project. This project contains several little plugins that are stored inside a plugins/ subdirectory.</p>
<p>I would love to track each plugin independently (committing and pushing to... | 10,836 | 285,283 | 2010-03-05 11:51:26 | 2,386,433 | 18 | 2010-03-05 11:51:26 | 285,283 | 2010-03-05 11:51:26 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/2371330 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/2386433 | <p>I've finally managed to make it work the way I'd love. I'm using TortoiseHg on winXP, so I won't be able to tell you what hg calls were internally made, but I don't think anything fancy is used here.</p>
<p>I started with an existing repo, inside which I had a <code>plugins/</code> directory filled with <code>plugi... | <p>I've finally managed to make it work the way I'd love. I'm using TortoiseHg on winXP, so I won't be able to tell you what hg calls were internally made, but I don't think anything fancy is used here.</p> <p>I started with an existing repo, inside which I had a <code>plugins/</code> directory filled with <code>plugi... | 802, 8122, 49387 | mercurial, subrepos, tortoisehg | <h1>What is the correct way to handle nested Hg repositories with Mercurial/TortoiseHg?</h1>
<p>I'm struggling on how to correctly track nested repositories using TortoiseHg.</p>
<p>I have a main repository that tracks my whole project. This project contains several little plugins that are stored inside a plugins/ sub... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,162 | mercurial | # What is the correct way to handle nested Hg repositories with Mercurial/TortoiseHg?
I'm struggling on how to correctly track nested repositories using TortoiseHg.
I have a main repository that tracks my whole project. This project contains several little plugins that are stored inside a plugins/ subdirectory.
I wo... | I've finally managed to make it work the way I'd love. I'm using TortoiseHg on winXP, so I won't be able to tell you what hg calls were internally made, but I don't think anything fancy is used here.
I started with an existing repo, inside which I had a `plugins/` directory filled with `plugin1/`, `plugin/2` directori... |
4372103 | mercurial -- "merge" by abandoning one changeset | 21 | 2010-12-06 23:43:41 | <p>I have two heads, let's call them "A" (the good head) and "B" (the bad head). I want to merge them by taking everything from A and nothing from B. Basically, my merge of A and B is A.</p>
<p>When I try hg merge, it starts asking me about this file and that, and inevitably I get into trouble. I don't want any of ... | 4,665 | 246,568 | 2016-06-09 06:54:02 | 4,373,415 | 18 | 2010-12-07 04:33:00 | 142,074 | 2010-12-07 04:33:00 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/4372103 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/4373415 | <p>One thing I came across and started using recently on some personal repos was just using the close-branch switch with commit. e.g.</p>
<pre><code>$ hg update B
$ hg commit --close-branch -m "Abandoning branch"
</code></pre>
<p>In my reasoning, if you're blowing away one branch in favor of the other entirely, it's ... | <p>One thing I came across and started using recently on some personal repos was just using the close-branch switch with commit. e.g.</p> <pre><code>$ hg update B $ hg commit --close-branch -m "Abandoning branch" </code></pre> <p>In my reasoning, if you're blowing away one branch in favor of the other entirely, it's ... | 717, 802 | mercurial, merge | <h1>mercurial -- "merge" by abandoning one changeset</h1>
<p>I have two heads, let's call them "A" (the good head) and "B" (the bad head). I want to merge them by taking everything from A and nothing from B. Basically, my merge of A and B is A.</p>
<p>When I try hg merge, it starts asking me about this file and that... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,163 | mercurial | # mercurial -- "merge" by abandoning one changeset
I have two heads, let's call them "A" (the good head) and "B" (the bad head). I want to merge them by taking everything from A and nothing from B. Basically, my merge of A and B is A.
When I try hg merge, it starts asking me about this file and that, and inevitably I... | One thing I came across and started using recently on some personal repos was just using the close-branch switch with commit. e.g.
```
$ hg update B
$ hg commit --close-branch -m "Abandoning branch"
```
In my reasoning, if you're blowing away one branch in favor of the other entirely, it's simply not a merge and it's... |
4788898 | Mercurial commandline: How to show changes of a specific revision? | 20 | 2011-01-25 00:45:04 | <p>After I pull a new head into my repository, I want to see what <strong>files</strong> are touched by the new head. Like an <code>hg status</code> but without changing over to it. I don't want the whole diff, just an overview.</p>
<p>Which I expect is a specific version of the more general question: how do i see a... | 14,691 | 75,033 | 2012-03-26 18:55:20 | 4,793,664 | 18 | 2011-01-25 12:45:33 | 110,204 | 2012-03-26 18:55:20 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/4788898 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/4793664 | <p>The status command shows you which files are changed. Use</p>
<pre><code>hg status --rev .:tip
</code></pre>
<p>to compare the working copy parent revision (the currently checked out revision) with the tip revision.</p>
<p>If you've pulled more than one changeset, then this is different from</p>
<pre><code>hg st... | <p>The status command shows you which files are changed. Use</p> <pre><code>hg status --rev .:tip </code></pre> <p>to compare the working copy parent revision (the currently checked out revision) with the tip revision.</p> <p>If you've pulled more than one changeset, then this is different from</p> <pre><code>hg st... | 802 | mercurial | <h1>Mercurial commandline: How to show changes of a specific revision?</h1>
<p>After I pull a new head into my repository, I want to see what <strong>files</strong> are touched by the new head. Like an <code>hg status</code> but without changing over to it. I don't want the whole diff, just an overview.</p>
<p>Which... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,164 | mercurial | # Mercurial commandline: How to show changes of a specific revision?
After I pull a new head into my repository, I want to see what **files** are touched by the new head. Like an `hg status` but without changing over to it. I don't want the whole diff, just an overview.
Which I expect is a specific version of the mor... | The status command shows you which files are changed. Use
```
hg status --rev .:tip
```
to compare the working copy parent revision (the currently checked out revision) with the tip revision.
If you've pulled more than one changeset, then this is different from
```
hg status --change tip
```
That command only show... |
2591276 | Branching and remote heads in Mercurial | 20 | 2010-04-07 09:29:00 | <p>I created a new branch using this command:</p>
<pre><code>hg branch new_branch
</code></pre>
<p>After the first commit to the new branch, the default branch becomes inactive. If this is pushed the central repository will have only one head which belongs to the new branch.</p>
<p>When my colleague pushes his comm... | 4,753 | 84,952 | 2019-07-31 22:40:38 | 2,591,777 | 18 | 2010-04-07 10:57:37 | 310,500 | 2011-10-19 21:48:52 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/2591276 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/2591777 | <p>Remote heads are bad because you’re basically pushing the effort of merging onto another person. This message is there to prevent people from accidentally introducing remote heads, telling them to merge first before pushing.</p>
<p>In this case though, you have created a named branch, meaning you intentionally intr... | <p>Remote heads are bad because you’re basically pushing the effort of merging onto another person. This message is there to prevent people from accidentally introducing remote heads, telling them to merge first before pushing.</p> <p>In this case though, you have created a named branch, meaning you intentionally intr... | 802, 1879 | branch, mercurial | <h1>Branching and remote heads in Mercurial</h1>
<p>I created a new branch using this command:</p>
<pre><code>hg branch new_branch
</code></pre>
<p>After the first commit to the new branch, the default branch becomes inactive. If this is pushed the central repository will have only one head which belongs to the new ... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,165 | mercurial | # Branching and remote heads in Mercurial
I created a new branch using this command:
```
hg branch new_branch
```
After the first commit to the new branch, the default branch becomes inactive. If this is pushed the central repository will have only one head which belongs to the new branch.
When my colleague pushes ... | Remote heads are bad because you’re basically pushing the effort of merging onto another person. This message is there to prevent people from accidentally introducing remote heads, telling them to merge first before pushing.
In this case though, you have created a named branch, meaning you intentionally introduce and ... |
18119315 | What parts of a Xamarin solution should be kept out of the repository? | 18 | 2013-08-08 06:31:28 | <p>I'm working with a designer on a Xamarin.Android application and we are having trouble keeping in sync. We use Mercurial, but my question should be as relevant for Git or any other DVCS. My .hgignore file looks like this:</p>
<pre><code>^bin/
^obj/
^Components/
\.keystore$
</code></pre>
<p>I am unsure about these ... | 7,309 | 96,944 | 2013-08-08 13:06:26 | 18,126,862 | 18 | 2013-08-08 13:06:26 | 267 | 2013-08-08 13:06:26 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/18119315 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/18126862 | <p>To answer your question, you're wondering about this:</p>
<pre><code>^Resources/Resource.designer.cs
\.sln$
\.userprefs$
\.csproj$
</code></pre>
<p>The <code>Resource.designer.cs</code> file should definitely not be ignored. Sure, it'll get regenerated in some cases, especially if you alter the resx file it is gen... | <p>To answer your question, you're wondering about this:</p> <pre><code>^Resources/Resource.designer.cs \.sln$ \.userprefs$ \.csproj$ </code></pre> <p>The <code>Resource.designer.cs</code> file should definitely not be ignored. Sure, it'll get regenerated in some cases, especially if you alter the resx file it is gen... | 456, 802, 3346, 54681, 80035 | dvcs, mercurial, version-control, xamarin, xamarin.android | <h1>What parts of a Xamarin solution should be kept out of the repository?</h1>
<p>I'm working with a designer on a Xamarin.Android application and we are having trouble keeping in sync. We use Mercurial, but my question should be as relevant for Git or any other DVCS. My .hgignore file looks like this:</p>
<pre><code... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,166 | mercurial | # What parts of a Xamarin solution should be kept out of the repository?
I'm working with a designer on a Xamarin.Android application and we are having trouble keeping in sync. We use Mercurial, but my question should be as relevant for Git or any other DVCS. My .hgignore file looks like this:
```
^bin/
^obj/
^Compon... | To answer your question, you're wondering about this:
```
^Resources/Resource.designer.cs
\.sln$
\.userprefs$
\.csproj$
```
The `Resource.designer.cs` file should definitely not be ignored. Sure, it'll get regenerated in some cases, especially if you alter the resx file it is generated from, but just committing it to... |
4457538 | Does a mercurial subrepository have to be a subdirectory of the main repository? | 18 | 2010-12-16 04:51:16 | <p>My project is made up of code in the following locations</p>
<pre><code>C:\Dev\ProjectA
C:\Lib\LibraryB
C:\Lib\LibraryC
</code></pre>
<p>Presently each of these folders is a completely independent Mercurial repository. Project A changes all the time, Library B and Library C change rarely.</p>
<p>I currently tag e... | 3,740 | 60,004 | 2018-02-22 11:57:14 | 4,459,853 | 18 | 2010-12-16 10:42:50 | 52,626 | 2018-02-22 11:57:14 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/4457538 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/4459853 | <blockquote>
<p>If Library B and C must be
subdirectories of Project A what do I
do if I want to start a Project D that
uses Library B but isn't otherwise
affiliated with Project A at all?</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Any project can exist both independently <em>and</em> as subrepository of another project at the sa... | <blockquote> <p>If Library B and C must be subdirectories of Project A what do I do if I want to start a Project D that uses Library B but isn't otherwise affiliated with Project A at all?</p> </blockquote> <p>Any project can exist both independently <em>and</em> as subrepository of another project at the sa... | 802, 49387 | mercurial, subrepos | <h1>Does a mercurial subrepository have to be a subdirectory of the main repository?</h1>
<p>My project is made up of code in the following locations</p>
<pre><code>C:\Dev\ProjectA
C:\Lib\LibraryB
C:\Lib\LibraryC
</code></pre>
<p>Presently each of these folders is a completely independent Mercurial repository. Projec... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,167 | mercurial | # Does a mercurial subrepository have to be a subdirectory of the main repository?
My project is made up of code in the following locations
```
C:\Dev\ProjectA
C:\Lib\LibraryB
C:\Lib\LibraryC
```
Presently each of these folders is a completely independent Mercurial repository. Project A changes all the time, Library... | > If Library B and C must be
> subdirectories of Project A what do I
> do if I want to start a Project D that
> uses Library B but isn't otherwise
> affiliated with Project A at all?
Any project can exist both independently *and* as subrepository of another project at the same time. I'll explain by suggesting a workfl... |
4805098 | How to commit empty folders to a Mercurial repository? | 17 | 2011-01-26 13:31:21 | <p>I noticed that TortoiseHg doesn't commit empty folders.
How to fix that?</p>
| 5,700 | 48,465 | 2022-12-08 07:46:11 | 4,805,119 | 18 | 2011-01-26 13:33:18 | 289,466 | 2012-10-23 06:16:36 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/4805098 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/4805119 | <p>This is usually done by adding a hidden file in the folder (starting with a dot, like <code>.hidden</code>).</p>
| <p>This is usually done by adding a hidden file in the folder (starting with a dot, like <code>.hidden</code>).</p> | 218, 802, 8122 | directory, mercurial, tortoisehg | <h1>How to commit empty folders to a Mercurial repository?</h1>
<p>I noticed that TortoiseHg doesn't commit empty folders.
How to fix that?</p>
| q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,168 | mercurial | # How to commit empty folders to a Mercurial repository?
I noticed that TortoiseHg doesn't commit empty folders.
How to fix that? | This is usually done by adding a hidden file in the folder (starting with a dot, like `.hidden`). |
3423122 | hg transplant fails - how do I 'fix up the merge' as it suggests? | 17 | 2010-08-06 10:59:31 | <p>My branch2274 was branched from default. Rev. 415 was the first commit and it shares an ancestor with the rev. 412 on the default branch.</p>
<p>Branch2274 is a bug fix which needs merging into default soon BUT I did a very silly thing - I merged in changes from a feature branch (at rev. 418)</p>
<p>In simple term... | 4,849 | 104,189 | 2015-08-19 08:55:37 | 3,428,222 | 18 | 2010-08-06 22:24:35 | 104,189 | 2010-08-06 22:24:35 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/3423122 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/3428222 | <p>In the interests of not leaving a question unanswered (!), I managed to resolve this and the ultimate answer is that there's no simple way to resolve it automatically. Transplant deals in patches, differences between two files but doesn't take into account the common ancestry of the two files so struggles to know wh... | <p>In the interests of not leaving a question unanswered (!), I managed to resolve this and the ultimate answer is that there's no simple way to resolve it automatically. Transplant deals in patches, differences between two files but doesn't take into account the common ancestry of the two files so struggles to know wh... | 802 | mercurial | <h1>hg transplant fails - how do I 'fix up the merge' as it suggests?</h1>
<p>My branch2274 was branched from default. Rev. 415 was the first commit and it shares an ancestor with the rev. 412 on the default branch.</p>
<p>Branch2274 is a bug fix which needs merging into default soon BUT I did a very silly thing - I m... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,169 | mercurial | # hg transplant fails - how do I 'fix up the merge' as it suggests?
My branch2274 was branched from default. Rev. 415 was the first commit and it shares an ancestor with the rev. 412 on the default branch.
Branch2274 is a bug fix which needs merging into default soon BUT I did a very silly thing - I merged in changes... | In the interests of not leaving a question unanswered (!), I managed to resolve this and the ultimate answer is that there's no simple way to resolve it automatically. Transplant deals in patches, differences between two files but doesn't take into account the common ancestry of the two files so struggles to know what ... |
3558365 | Mercurial: Remove file from all changesets | 14 | 2010-08-24 15:54:01 | <p>I understand how to <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2684898/mercurial-remove-history">remove an entire changeset</a> from history but it's not clear how to remove a subset instead.</p>
<p>For example, how do I remove all DLL files from an existing changeset while leaving the source-code alone?</p>
| 5,646 | 14,731 | 2018-02-22 11:59:50 | 3,558,892 | 18 | 2010-08-24 16:53:15 | 2,363 | 2018-02-22 11:59:50 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/3558365 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/3558892 | <p>Because the revision ids (e.g. a8d7641f...) are based on a hash of the changeset, it's not really possible to <em>remove</em> a subset of a changeset from history.</p>
<p>However, it is possible to create a new repo with a parallel history, except for a certain set of files, by using the <a href="https://www.mercur... | <p>Because the revision ids (e.g. a8d7641f...) are based on a hash of the changeset, it's not really possible to <em>remove</em> a subset of a changeset from history.</p> <p>However, it is possible to create a new repo with a parallel history, except for a certain set of files, by using the <a href="https://www.mercur... | 802 | mercurial | <h1>Mercurial: Remove file from all changesets</h1>
<p>I understand how to <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2684898/mercurial-remove-history">remove an entire changeset</a> from history but it's not clear how to remove a subset instead.</p>
<p>For example, how do I remove all DLL files from an existing cha... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,170 | mercurial | # Mercurial: Remove file from all changesets
I understand how to [remove an entire changeset](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2684898/mercurial-remove-history) from history but it's not clear how to remove a subset instead.
For example, how do I remove all DLL files from an existing changeset while leaving the so... | Because the revision ids (e.g. a8d7641f...) are based on a hash of the changeset, it's not really possible to *remove* a subset of a changeset from history.
However, it is possible to create a new repo with a parallel history, except for a certain set of files, by using the [Convert](https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki... |
3920197 | delete files in history to save some space in mercurial | 13 | 2010-10-13 01:20:10 | <p>ok, when I was young, I put severial big files(like resource file, dll, etc..) in my mercurial repos. and I found the size of it is so big that I cannot easily push it into bitbucket,</p>
<p>any way to delete this files history <strong>EASILY</strong>?</p>
<p>I put all those files in /res and /dll path.</p>
<p>ed... | 3,159 | 73,048 | 2010-10-13 02:14:29 | 3,920,347 | 18 | 2010-10-13 02:14:29 | 8,992 | 2010-10-13 02:14:29 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/3920197 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/3920347 | <p>Your best bet is to use the convert extension, but <strong>warning</strong> you'll end up with a totally different repo. Every hash will be different and every person who cloned will need to delete their clone and re-clone.</p>
<p>That said, here's what you do:</p>
<p>Create a filemap file named <code>filemap.txt... | <p>Your best bet is to use the convert extension, but <strong>warning</strong> you'll end up with a totally different repo. Every hash will be different and every person who cloned will need to delete their clone and re-clone.</p> <p>That said, here's what you do:</p> <p>Create a filemap file named <code>filemap.txt... | 802 | mercurial | <h1>delete files in history to save some space in mercurial</h1>
<p>ok, when I was young, I put severial big files(like resource file, dll, etc..) in my mercurial repos. and I found the size of it is so big that I cannot easily push it into bitbucket,</p>
<p>any way to delete this files history <strong>EASILY</strong>... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,171 | mercurial | # delete files in history to save some space in mercurial
ok, when I was young, I put severial big files(like resource file, dll, etc..) in my mercurial repos. and I found the size of it is so big that I cannot easily push it into bitbucket,
any way to delete this files history **EASILY**?
I put all those files in /... | Your best bet is to use the convert extension, but **warning** you'll end up with a totally different repo. Every hash will be different and every person who cloned will need to delete their clone and re-clone.
That said, here's what you do:
Create a filemap file named `filemap.txt` containing:
```
exclude res
exclu... |
3105427 | How do I move a private Mercurial repository to a central server? | 12 | 2010-06-23 20:47:47 | <p>I’m just getting started with Mercurial, and I’ve read Joel Spolsky’s <a href="http://hginit.com/index.html" rel="noreferrer">Hg Init tutorial</a>, which I liked.</p>
<p>I’m wondering: let’s say I have a private repository and I work on it for about a month. Then I decide I want to centralize it or make it public,... | 5,315 | 171,134 | 2010-06-24 10:59:09 | 3,105,582 | 18 | 2010-06-23 21:09:24 | 14,343 | 2010-06-23 21:09:24 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/3105427 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/3105582 | <p><a href="http://bitbucket.org/help/UsingBitbucket#importing-existing-files-already-in-mercurial" rel="noreferrer">BitBucket's help</a> says it's as easy as making an empty repo on BitBucket, then pushing to it:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>... create a new empty repository via the "Create repository" page. We will assume ... | <p><a href="http://bitbucket.org/help/UsingBitbucket#importing-existing-files-already-in-mercurial" rel="noreferrer">BitBucket's help</a> says it's as easy as making an empty repo on BitBucket, then pushing to it:</p> <blockquote> <p>... create a new empty repository via the "Create repository" page. We will assume ... | 802, 7330, 8337, 34046 | bitbucket, hgrc, mercurial, repository | <h1>How do I move a private Mercurial repository to a central server?</h1>
<p>I’m just getting started with Mercurial, and I’ve read Joel Spolsky’s <a href="http://hginit.com/index.html" rel="noreferrer">Hg Init tutorial</a>, which I liked.</p>
<p>I’m wondering: let’s say I have a private repository and I work on it f... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,172 | mercurial | # How do I move a private Mercurial repository to a central server?
I’m just getting started with Mercurial, and I’ve read Joel Spolsky’s [Hg Init tutorial](http://hginit.com/index.html), which I liked.
I’m wondering: let’s say I have a private repository and I work on it for about a month. Then I decide I want to ce... | [BitBucket's help](http://bitbucket.org/help/UsingBitbucket#importing-existing-files-already-in-mercurial) says it's as easy as making an empty repo on BitBucket, then pushing to it:
> ... create a new empty repository via the "Create repository" page. We will assume that this repository is named blonk and is to be fo... |
1898600 | cleaning out a Mercurial Repository | 12 | 2009-12-14 02:08:31 | <p>There are a bunch of file in the history of my hg repo that have been removed. They are causing the repo to get pretty big (several of them are images, and sql dumps from early in the project, among other things that never should have been comitted in the first place).</p>
<p>How do I get mercurial to forget about ... | 3,104 | 2,908 | 2017-06-20 09:06:56 | 1,898,609 | 18 | 2009-12-14 02:12:00 | 89,391 | 2017-06-20 09:06:56 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/1898600 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/1898609 | <p>See: </p>
<pre><code>$ hg convert --help
</code></pre>
<p>...</p>
<pre><code>$ hg convert --filemap fmap old new
</code></pre>
<p>where file fmap contains something like:</p>
<pre><code>exclude path/to/file/to/purge
</code></pre>
<p>(src: <a href="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/pipermail/mercurial/2008-August/0... | <p>See: </p> <pre><code>$ hg convert --help </code></pre> <p>...</p> <pre><code>$ hg convert --filemap fmap old new </code></pre> <p>where file fmap contains something like:</p> <pre><code>exclude path/to/file/to/purge </code></pre> <p>(src: <a href="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/pipermail/mercurial/2008-August/0... | 456, 802 | mercurial, version-control | <h1>cleaning out a Mercurial Repository</h1>
<p>There are a bunch of file in the history of my hg repo that have been removed. They are causing the repo to get pretty big (several of them are images, and sql dumps from early in the project, among other things that never should have been comitted in the first place).</p... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,173 | mercurial | # cleaning out a Mercurial Repository
There are a bunch of file in the history of my hg repo that have been removed. They are causing the repo to get pretty big (several of them are images, and sql dumps from early in the project, among other things that never should have been comitted in the first place).
How do I g... | See:
```
$ hg convert --help
```
...
```
$ hg convert --filemap fmap old new
```
where file fmap contains something like:
```
exclude path/to/file/to/purge
```
(src: <https://www.mercurial-scm.org/pipermail/mercurial/2008-August/020721.html>) |
21615561 | How to detect renames in Tortoise HG Workbench | 11 | 2014-02-06 22:34:59 | <p>I had a significant number of files in my project just on the root level so I decided to clean them up by placing them into folders for Manager classes, API classes etc. When I go into Tortoise HG's workbench, I see that is thinks I have removed all of these files and added them (with the folder extensions). I see o... | 3,269 | 2,442,468 | 2016-08-08 11:49:47 | 21,615,658 | 18 | 2014-02-06 22:40:58 | 151,501 | 2016-08-08 11:49:47 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/21615561 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/21615658 | <p>When you moved the items they should have become unknown <code>?</code> (pink). Right click on one and choose "Detect Renames".</p>
<p>It only works for unknown files, and only will match with files of status <code>!</code> missing.</p>
<p>Once it finds a match it turns the rename into an <code>A</code> add and an... | <p>When you moved the items they should have become unknown <code>?</code> (pink). Right click on one and choose "Detect Renames".</p> <p>It only works for unknown files, and only will match with files of status <code>!</code> missing.</p> <p>Once it finds a match it turns the rename into an <code>A</code> add and an... | 8122 | tortoisehg | <h1>How to detect renames in Tortoise HG Workbench</h1>
<p>I had a significant number of files in my project just on the root level so I decided to clean them up by placing them into folders for Manager classes, API classes etc. When I go into Tortoise HG's workbench, I see that is thinks I have removed all of these fi... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,174 | mercurial | # How to detect renames in Tortoise HG Workbench
I had a significant number of files in my project just on the root level so I decided to clean them up by placing them into folders for Manager classes, API classes etc. When I go into Tortoise HG's workbench, I see that is thinks I have removed all of these files and a... | When you moved the items they should have become unknown `?` (pink). Right click on one and choose "Detect Renames".
It only works for unknown files, and only will match with files of status `!` missing.
Once it finds a match it turns the rename into an `A` add and an `R` remove. If you click on one of the added file... |
18846643 | Mercurial discard local changes of a file or group of files or all | 11 | 2013-09-17 09:52:50 | <p>From <a href="http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/FAQ#FAQ.2FCommonProblems.I_did_an_hg_revert_and_my_working_directory_still_has_changes_in_it.21" rel="noreferrer">Mercurial FAQ</a> page I read how to discard all local changes of my repo.</p>
<pre><code>hg update -C -r
</code></pre>
<p>But what I want is to discard ... | 13,392 | 355,507 | 2013-09-17 10:06:24 | 18,846,922 | 18 | 2013-09-17 10:06:24 | 1,077,279 | 2013-09-17 10:06:24 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/18846643 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/18846922 | <p>You can use <code>revert</code></p>
<pre><code>hg revert --no-backup file.rb
</code></pre>
<p>As of Mercurial 2.0, you can use</p>
<pre><code>hg revert -C file.rb
</code></pre>
<p>to prevent the creation of <em>.orig</em> files.</p>
| <p>You can use <code>revert</code></p> <pre><code>hg revert --no-backup file.rb </code></pre> <p>As of Mercurial 2.0, you can use</p> <pre><code>hg revert -C file.rb </code></pre> <p>to prevent the creation of <em>.orig</em> files.</p> | 802 | mercurial | <h1>Mercurial discard local changes of a file or group of files or all</h1>
<p>From <a href="http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/FAQ#FAQ.2FCommonProblems.I_did_an_hg_revert_and_my_working_directory_still_has_changes_in_it.21" rel="noreferrer">Mercurial FAQ</a> page I read how to discard all local changes of my repo.</p>
... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,175 | mercurial | # Mercurial discard local changes of a file or group of files or all
From [Mercurial FAQ](http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/FAQ#FAQ.2FCommonProblems.I_did_an_hg_revert_and_my_working_directory_still_has_changes_in_it.21) page I read how to discard all local changes of my repo.
```
hg update -C -r
```
But what I want... | You can use `revert`
```
hg revert --no-backup file.rb
```
As of Mercurial 2.0, you can use
```
hg revert -C file.rb
```
to prevent the creation of *.orig* files. |
6283139 | How to hgignore all subfolders but not the file in a folder? | 11 | 2011-06-08 17:58:57 | <p>I am looking to use <a href="http://blog.davidebbo.com/2011/03/using-nuget-without-committing-packages.html" rel="noreferrer">nuget without committing the packages</a>. I want to ignore in mercurial all packages subfolder that are located in the <code>/packages/</code> folder, but I do not want to exclude the <code>... | 2,667 | 151,488 | 2015-01-13 18:43:43 | 6,283,799 | 18 | 2011-06-08 18:59:59 | 92,529 | 2011-06-08 18:59:59 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/6283139 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/6283799 | <p>Can't you just do this:</p>
<pre><code>hg add packages/repositories.config
</code></pre>
<p>And then have this in your .hgignore file</p>
<pre><code>syntax: glob
packages
</code></pre>
<p>?</p>
| <p>Can't you just do this:</p> <pre><code>hg add packages/repositories.config </code></pre> <p>And then have this in your .hgignore file</p> <pre><code>syntax: glob packages </code></pre> <p>?</p> | 18, 802, 31419, 62770 | hgignore, mercurial, nuget, regex | <h1>How to hgignore all subfolders but not the file in a folder?</h1>
<p>I am looking to use <a href="http://blog.davidebbo.com/2011/03/using-nuget-without-committing-packages.html" rel="noreferrer">nuget without committing the packages</a>. I want to ignore in mercurial all packages subfolder that are located in the <... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,176 | mercurial | # How to hgignore all subfolders but not the file in a folder?
I am looking to use [nuget without committing the packages](http://blog.davidebbo.com/2011/03/using-nuget-without-committing-packages.html). I want to ignore in mercurial all packages subfolder that are located in the `/packages/` folder, but I do not want... | Can't you just do this:
```
hg add packages/repositories.config
```
And then have this in your .hgignore file
```
syntax: glob
packages
```
? |
8672763 | www.bitbucket.org certificate with fingerprint not verified issue while pushing changes | 10 | 2011-12-29 19:58:24 | <p>I am trying to push changes to a project I am contributing to. I have permissions to commit to the project and has a valid account in bitbucket. I am getting the below error while pushing the changes. Appreciate help on fixing this.</p>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/XO71X.png" alt="enter image description here... | 3,842 | 127,320 | 2014-03-08 05:35:45 | 8,675,264 | 18 | 2011-12-30 01:22:53 | 127,320 | 2014-03-08 05:35:45 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/8672763 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/8675264 | <p>It started working after adding the below to repo specific hgrc file</p>
<pre><code>[hostfingerprints]
bitbucket.org = 24:9c:45:8b:9c:aa:ba:55:4e:01:6d:58:ff:e4:28:7d:2a:14:ae:3b
</code></pre>
<p>based on the suggestion <a href="https://bitbucket.org/site/master/issue/2780/getting-warning-while-using-https-and-ssh... | <p>It started working after adding the below to repo specific hgrc file</p> <pre><code>[hostfingerprints] bitbucket.org = 24:9c:45:8b:9c:aa:ba:55:4e:01:6d:58:ff:e4:28:7d:2a:14:ae:3b </code></pre> <p>based on the suggestion <a href="https://bitbucket.org/site/master/issue/2780/getting-warning-while-using-https-and-ssh... | 641, 802, 3346, 8337, 14423 | bitbucket, dvcs, mercurial, ssl, ssl-certificate | <h1>www.bitbucket.org certificate with fingerprint not verified issue while pushing changes</h1>
<p>I am trying to push changes to a project I am contributing to. I have permissions to commit to the project and has a valid account in bitbucket. I am getting the below error while pushing the changes. Appreciate help on ... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,177 | mercurial | # www.bitbucket.org certificate with fingerprint not verified issue while pushing changes
I am trying to push changes to a project I am contributing to. I have permissions to commit to the project and has a valid account in bitbucket. I am getting the below error while pushing the changes. Appreciate help on fixing th... | It started working after adding the below to repo specific hgrc file
```
[hostfingerprints]
bitbucket.org = 24:9c:45:8b:9c:aa:ba:55:4e:01:6d:58:ff:e4:28:7d:2a:14:ae:3b
```
based on the suggestion [here](https://bitbucket.org/site/master/issue/2780/getting-warning-while-using-https-and-ssh)
[certificate was changed o... |
14401862 | How to undo hg init? | 9 | 2013-01-18 15:14:54 | <p>I typed <code>hg init</code> in a directory, but then changed my mind: I'd rather not have this under version control. So how do I undo <code>hg init</code>?</p>
<p>I suppose there is another solution than deleting <code>.hg</code> directories, but I couldn't find the command. Or is it impossible for mercurial to r... | 1,565 | 626,537 | 2013-01-18 15:25:52 | 14,401,885 | 18 | 2013-01-18 15:16:24 | 1,616,951 | 2013-01-18 15:25:52 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/14401862 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/14401885 | <p>Why don't using</p>
<p><code>rm -rv .hg/</code> on Linux/Unix systems or under MacOS</p>
<p>or</p>
<p><code>rmdir /S .hg</code> on WIndows systems (with the good ol' cmdline, the first example works under the PowerShell too).</p>
<p>It's simple and effective and does what you want: Removing Mercurial from the pr... | <p>Why don't using</p> <p><code>rm -rv .hg/</code> on Linux/Unix systems or under MacOS</p> <p>or</p> <p><code>rmdir /S .hg</code> on WIndows systems (with the good ol' cmdline, the first example works under the PowerShell too).</p> <p>It's simple and effective and does what you want: Removing Mercurial from the pr... | 456, 802 | mercurial, version-control | <h1>How to undo hg init?</h1>
<p>I typed <code>hg init</code> in a directory, but then changed my mind: I'd rather not have this under version control. So how do I undo <code>hg init</code>?</p>
<p>I suppose there is another solution than deleting <code>.hg</code> directories, but I couldn't find the command. Or is it... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,178 | mercurial | # How to undo hg init?
I typed `hg init` in a directory, but then changed my mind: I'd rather not have this under version control. So how do I undo `hg init`?
I suppose there is another solution than deleting `.hg` directories, but I couldn't find the command. Or is it impossible for mercurial to remove itself from a... | Why don't using
`rm -rv .hg/` on Linux/Unix systems or under MacOS
or
`rmdir /S .hg` on WIndows systems (with the good ol' cmdline, the first example works under the PowerShell too).
It's simple and effective and does what you want: Removing Mercurial from the project. |
6158419 | Hg (Mercurial): any way to "set aside" the working copy for later? | 8 | 2011-05-27 22:53:57 | <p>Scenario: After your last commit, you decided to do some extensive refactoring of the codebase. After a time, you realize it is taking longer than expected, and you'd really rather put off the refactoring for another time, and work on more pressing tasks. But you don't want to lose all of the refactoring work you've... | 721 | 187,949 | 2011-12-14 10:39:52 | 6,159,449 | 18 | 2011-05-28 03:20:57 | 8,992 | 2011-05-28 03:20:57 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/6158419 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/6159449 | <p>Don't worry about "the fear of two heads". Two heads is a <strong>very</strong> normal state. It's called anonymous branches, and it's one of the ways people do temporary branches in Mercurial.</p>
<p>Just commit, and then update to tip-1 and you're ready to go:</p>
<pre><code>hg commit -m "working on XXX"
hg up... | <p>Don't worry about "the fear of two heads". Two heads is a <strong>very</strong> normal state. It's called anonymous branches, and it's one of the ways people do temporary branches in Mercurial.</p> <p>Just commit, and then update to tip-1 and you're ready to go:</p> <pre><code>hg commit -m "working on XXX" hg up... | 456, 802, 8103 | mercurial, shelve, version-control | <h1>Hg (Mercurial): any way to "set aside" the working copy for later?</h1>
<p>Scenario: After your last commit, you decided to do some extensive refactoring of the codebase. After a time, you realize it is taking longer than expected, and you'd really rather put off the refactoring for another time, and work on more p... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,179 | mercurial | # Hg (Mercurial): any way to "set aside" the working copy for later?
Scenario: After your last commit, you decided to do some extensive refactoring of the codebase. After a time, you realize it is taking longer than expected, and you'd really rather put off the refactoring for another time, and work on more pressing t... | Don't worry about "the fear of two heads". Two heads is a **very** normal state. It's called anonymous branches, and it's one of the ways people do temporary branches in Mercurial.
Just commit, and then update to tip-1 and you're ready to go:
```
hg commit -m "working on XXX"
hg update -r "tip-1"
```
and away you go... |
2085798 | Fastest way to "reset" Mercurial repository to Version X (without cloning) | 8 | 2010-01-18 12:00:17 | <p>Let's say I clone a remote Mercurial repository (over the local network or even over the Internet) to try something out.<br>
I work in my clone, make a few commits...and then I realize that my changes don't make sense and I have to start over again.</p>
<p>So I want to have a "fresh" clone again, from the same sour... | 4,397 | 6,884 | 2018-12-13 14:46:16 | 2,087,445 | 18 | 2010-01-18 16:19:09 | 8,992 | 2010-01-18 16:19:09 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/2085798 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/2087445 | <p>You'll end us using <code>hg strip</code> as gizmo suggests, but the traditional way to do this would be to clone again -- not from the remote repo, but from your own local repo. For example, if you checkout is 'repository' and you've added changesets 99 and 100 that you don't like you'd do:</p>
<pre><code>cd ..
h... | <p>You'll end us using <code>hg strip</code> as gizmo suggests, but the traditional way to do this would be to clone again -- not from the remote repo, but from your own local repo. For example, if you checkout is 'repository' and you've added changesets 99 and 100 that you don't like you'd do:</p> <pre><code>cd .. h... | 456, 802, 8122 | mercurial, tortoisehg, version-control | <h1>Fastest way to "reset" Mercurial repository to Version X (without cloning)</h1>
<p>Let's say I clone a remote Mercurial repository (over the local network or even over the Internet) to try something out.<br>
I work in my clone, make a few commits...and then I realize that my changes don't make sense and I have to s... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,180 | mercurial | # Fastest way to "reset" Mercurial repository to Version X (without cloning)
Let's say I clone a remote Mercurial repository (over the local network or even over the Internet) to try something out.
I work in my clone, make a few commits...and then I realize that my changes don't make sense and I have to start over a... | You'll end us using `hg strip` as gizmo suggests, but the traditional way to do this would be to clone again -- not from the remote repo, but from your own local repo. For example, if you checkout is 'repository' and you've added changesets 99 and 100 that you don't like you'd do:
```
cd ..
hg clone -r 98 respository ... |
2046050 | Tab Completion in Python Command Line Interface - how to catch Tab events | 8 | 2010-01-12 01:11:57 | <p>I'm writing a little CLI in Python (as an extension to Mercurial) and would like to support tab-completion. Specifically, I would like catch tabs in the prompt and show a list of matching options (just like bash).</p>
<p>Example: Enter section name:</p>
<pre><code> ext*TAB*
extensions
extras
</code></pre>
<... | 5,541 | 99,183 | 2012-01-19 07:18:33 | 2,046,054 | 18 | 2010-01-12 01:13:35 | 17,160 | 2010-01-12 01:40:12 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/2046050 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/2046054 | <p>For that you use the <a href="http://docs.python.org/library/readline.html" rel="noreferrer"><code>readline</code></a> module.</p>
<p>Simplest code I can think:</p>
<pre><code>import readline
COMMANDS = ['extra', 'extension', 'stuff', 'errors',
'email', 'foobar', 'foo']
def complete(text, state):
... | <p>For that you use the <a href="http://docs.python.org/library/readline.html" rel="noreferrer"><code>readline</code></a> module.</p> <p>Simplest code I can think:</p> <pre><code>import readline COMMANDS = ['extra', 'extension', 'stuff', 'errors', 'email', 'foobar', 'foo'] def complete(text, state): ... | 16, 802, 12891, 16224 | mercurial, python, raw-input, tab-completion | <h1>Tab Completion in Python Command Line Interface - how to catch Tab events</h1>
<p>I'm writing a little CLI in Python (as an extension to Mercurial) and would like to support tab-completion. Specifically, I would like catch tabs in the prompt and show a list of matching options (just like bash).</p>
<p>Example: Ent... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,181 | mercurial | # Tab Completion in Python Command Line Interface - how to catch Tab events
I'm writing a little CLI in Python (as an extension to Mercurial) and would like to support tab-completion. Specifically, I would like catch tabs in the prompt and show a list of matching options (just like bash).
Example: Enter section name:... | For that you use the [`readline`](http://docs.python.org/library/readline.html) module.
Simplest code I can think:
```
import readline
COMMANDS = ['extra', 'extension', 'stuff', 'errors',
'email', 'foobar', 'foo']
def complete(text, state):
for cmd in COMMANDS:
if cmd.startswith(text):
... |
2386440 | Embedding mercurial revision information in Visual Studio c# projects automatically | 55 | 2010-03-05 11:53:24 | <h2>Original Problem</h2>
<p>In building our projects, I want the mercurial id of each repository to be embedded within the product(s) of that repository (the library, application or test application).</p>
<p>I find it makes it so much easier to debug an application being run by customers 8 timezones away if you know... | 8,661 | 42,473 | 2012-02-07 22:05:05 | 2,527,238 | 17 | 2010-03-26 22:41:41 | 301,020 | 2012-02-07 22:05:05 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/2386440 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/2527238 | <p>I think I have an answer for you. This will be a bit involved, but it gets you away from having to do any batch files. You can rely on MSBuild and Custom Tasks to do this for you. I've used the extension pack for MSBuild (Available at <a href="http://msbuildextensionpack.codeplex.com/" rel="noreferrer">CodePlex</a>)... | <p>I think I have an answer for you. This will be a bit involved, but it gets you away from having to do any batch files. You can rely on MSBuild and Custom Tasks to do this for you. I've used the extension pack for MSBuild (Available at <a href="http://msbuildextensionpack.codeplex.com/" rel="noreferrer">CodePlex</a>)... | 9, 802, 5647, 32472 | build, c#, mercurial, visual-studio-2008 | <h1>Embedding mercurial revision information in Visual Studio c# projects automatically</h1>
<h2>Original Problem</h2>
<p>In building our projects, I want the mercurial id of each repository to be embedded within the product(s) of that repository (the library, application or test application).</p>
<p>I find it makes ... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,182 | mercurial | # Embedding mercurial revision information in Visual Studio c# projects automatically
## Original Problem
In building our projects, I want the mercurial id of each repository to be embedded within the product(s) of that repository (the library, application or test application).
I find it makes it so much easier to d... | I think I have an answer for you. This will be a bit involved, but it gets you away from having to do any batch files. You can rely on MSBuild and Custom Tasks to do this for you. I've used the extension pack for MSBuild (Available at [CodePlex](http://msbuildextensionpack.codeplex.com/)) - but the second task you need... |
799187 | DVCS with a Windows central repository | 24 | 2009-04-28 18:09:15 | <p>We are currently using VSS for version control. Quite few of our developers are interested in a distributed model (And want to get rid of VSS). Our network is full of Windows machines and while our IT department has experience maintaining Linux machines they would prefer not to.</p>
<p>What DVCS systems can host th... | 3,001 | 95,157 | 2012-12-06 13:58:28 | 799,429 | 17 | 2009-04-28 19:10:52 | 2,354 | 2009-04-28 19:21:56 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/799187 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/799429 | <p>Mercurial's almost certainly your easiest option on Windows.</p>
<p>If you didn't care about authentication, you actually can trivially allow <code>hg serve</code> to permit push. To do so, you merely need to add the following to the <code>.hg/hgrc</code> file in the repository you wish to serve:</p>
<pre><code>[... | <p>Mercurial's almost certainly your easiest option on Windows.</p> <p>If you didn't care about authentication, you actually can trivially allow <code>hg serve</code> to permit push. To do so, you merely need to add the following to the <code>.hg/hgrc</code> file in the repository you wish to serve:</p> <pre><code>[... | 64, 119, 456, 802 | git, mercurial, version-control, windows | <h1>DVCS with a Windows central repository</h1>
<p>We are currently using VSS for version control. Quite few of our developers are interested in a distributed model (And want to get rid of VSS). Our network is full of Windows machines and while our IT department has experience maintaining Linux machines they would pref... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,183 | mercurial | # DVCS with a Windows central repository
We are currently using VSS for version control. Quite few of our developers are interested in a distributed model (And want to get rid of VSS). Our network is full of Windows machines and while our IT department has experience maintaining Linux machines they would prefer not to... | Mercurial's almost certainly your easiest option on Windows.
If you didn't care about authentication, you actually can trivially allow `hg serve` to permit push. To do so, you merely need to add the following to the `.hg/hgrc` file in the repository you wish to serve:
```
[web]
allow_push = *
push_ssl = false
```
Th... |
2034118 | Unable to merge in mercurial | 21 | 2010-01-09 17:04:36 | <p>I am a newcomer to mercurial. I have recently set up a repository with 2 colleagues and am having difficulty with pushing my code. [I am using command-line hg in Windows]. In particular when I push I get a dialogue like the following:</p>
<pre><code>>hg commit -u petermr
>hg push
pushing to http://bitbucket.... | 21,162 | 130,964 | 2017-06-16 15:34:42 | 2,034,209 | 17 | 2010-01-09 17:26:17 | 115,866 | 2010-01-09 17:26:17 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/2034118 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/2034209 | <p>Your local clone of the repo is probably not up-to-date. Do a</p>
<pre><code>hg pull
</code></pre>
<p>to change that. Now you have two heads locally (your own previous tip and the tip of the bitbucket repo). Now</p>
<pre><code>hg merge
</code></pre>
<p>to merge the two heads and</p>
<pre><code>hg commit -m "Mer... | <p>Your local clone of the repo is probably not up-to-date. Do a</p> <pre><code>hg pull </code></pre> <p>to change that. Now you have two heads locally (your own previous tip and the tip of the bitbucket repo). Now</p> <pre><code>hg merge </code></pre> <p>to merge the two heads and</p> <pre><code>hg commit -m "Mer... | 802, 4236 | mercurial, push | <h1>Unable to merge in mercurial</h1>
<p>I am a newcomer to mercurial. I have recently set up a repository with 2 colleagues and am having difficulty with pushing my code. [I am using command-line hg in Windows]. In particular when I push I get a dialogue like the following:</p>
<pre><code>>hg commit -u petermr
&g... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,184 | mercurial | # Unable to merge in mercurial
I am a newcomer to mercurial. I have recently set up a repository with 2 colleagues and am having difficulty with pushing my code. [I am using command-line hg in Windows]. In particular when I push I get a dialogue like the following:
```
>hg commit -u petermr
>hg push
pushing to http:... | Your local clone of the repo is probably not up-to-date. Do a
```
hg pull
```
to change that. Now you have two heads locally (your own previous tip and the tip of the bitbucket repo). Now
```
hg merge
```
to merge the two heads and
```
hg commit -m "Merged before pushing"
```
Now your local repo has only one head... |
4592664 | hg: How do I change the language of my Mercurial(hg) installation? (MacOS) | 20 | 2011-01-04 10:39:05 | <p>I re-installed mercurial on my Mac (snow leopard) yesterday. The UI/console language of Mercurial has changed from English to Danish. My machine is set up to US-English and my keyboard layout is Danish. I do not want the Danish translation active as it is incomplete.</p>
<p><em>I just need Mercurial to "speak" Engl... | 6,766 | 562,378 | 2018-11-10 17:59:07 | 4,650,477 | 17 | 2011-01-10 19:09:43 | 896 | 2011-01-10 19:09:43 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/4592664 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/4650477 | <p>If you set your LANG environment variable to en_US.UTF-8 your can change the language of the Mercurial client (Hg).</p>
<pre><code>export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
</code></pre>
| <p>If you set your LANG environment variable to en_US.UTF-8 your can change the language of the Mercurial client (Hg).</p> <pre><code>export LANG=en_US.UTF-8 </code></pre> | 802, 34046 | hgrc, mercurial | <h1>hg: How do I change the language of my Mercurial(hg) installation? (MacOS)</h1>
<p>I re-installed mercurial on my Mac (snow leopard) yesterday. The UI/console language of Mercurial has changed from English to Danish. My machine is set up to US-English and my keyboard layout is Danish. I do not want the Danish trans... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,185 | mercurial | # hg: How do I change the language of my Mercurial(hg) installation? (MacOS)
I re-installed mercurial on my Mac (snow leopard) yesterday. The UI/console language of Mercurial has changed from English to Danish. My machine is set up to US-English and my keyboard layout is Danish. I do not want the Danish translation ac... | If you set your LANG environment variable to en_US.UTF-8 your can change the language of the Mercurial client (Hg).
```
export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
``` |
4264192 | Mercurial - how to fetch latest changes from parent of fork? | 18 | 2010-11-24 06:55:58 | <p>I've been dabbling with Mercurial for a short while now, and I've now set up several projects on BitBucket, one forking off of the other.</p>
<p>I've been able to make changes to each repo with no problem, but one thing I can't figure out, is how to keep the fork up-to-date with changes from the parent repo?</p>
<... | 7,231 | 441,739 | 2018-03-05 11:56:45 | 4,264,207 | 17 | 2010-11-24 06:59:24 | 251,311 | 2013-04-08 09:59:44 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/4264192 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/4264207 | <p>Just perform the <code>pull</code> with the source repository as an argument. It will pull all the changes done after your previous pull (or from the time you forked the project, if no pulls were performed).</p>
<p>After that you will have some additional heads, which you have to merge with your ones.</p>
| <p>Just perform the <code>pull</code> with the source repository as an argument. It will pull all the changes done after your previous pull (or from the time you forked the project, if no pulls were performed).</p> <p>After that you will have some additional heads, which you have to merge with your ones.</p> | 802, 2347, 8337 | bitbucket, fork, mercurial | <h1>Mercurial - how to fetch latest changes from parent of fork?</h1>
<p>I've been dabbling with Mercurial for a short while now, and I've now set up several projects on BitBucket, one forking off of the other.</p>
<p>I've been able to make changes to each repo with no problem, but one thing I can't figure out, is how... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,186 | mercurial | # Mercurial - how to fetch latest changes from parent of fork?
I've been dabbling with Mercurial for a short while now, and I've now set up several projects on BitBucket, one forking off of the other.
I've been able to make changes to each repo with no problem, but one thing I can't figure out, is how to keep the for... | Just perform the `pull` with the source repository as an argument. It will pull all the changes done after your previous pull (or from the time you forked the project, if no pulls were performed).
After that you will have some additional heads, which you have to merge with your ones. |
8531915 | What does hg copy do? | 16 | 2011-12-16 09:06:07 | <p>We recently did a <code>hg copy</code> of a directory in our repository. We thought it
does something like <code>cp -a</code> and <code>hg add</code> and maybe flag somehow that
this file has been copied from another file inside the repo (so <code>hg
annotate</code> shows the original committer). But it now seems th... | 12,194 | 110,204 | 2019-05-26 04:57:04 | 8,531,968 | 17 | 2011-12-16 09:11:19 | 110,204 | 2011-12-16 09:11:19 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/8531915 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/8531968 | <blockquote>
<ul>
<li>What exactly does hg copy do and what special treatment does this
cause in the future?</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p>It adds new files and marks them as copies of the old files. Because they are copies, a change made in the original file will be merged into copy. Time flows from left to rig... | <blockquote> <ul> <li>What exactly does hg copy do and what special treatment does this cause in the future?</li> </ul> </blockquote> <p>It adds new files and marks them as copies of the old files. Because they are copies, a change made in the original file will be merged into copy. Time flows from left to rig... | 456, 717, 802 | mercurial, merge, version-control | <h1>What does hg copy do?</h1>
<p>We recently did a <code>hg copy</code> of a directory in our repository. We thought it
does something like <code>cp -a</code> and <code>hg add</code> and maybe flag somehow that
this file has been copied from another file inside the repo (so <code>hg
annotate</code> shows the original ... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,187 | mercurial | # What does hg copy do?
We recently did a `hg copy` of a directory in our repository. We thought it
does something like `cp -a` and `hg add` and maybe flag somehow that
this file has been copied from another file inside the repo (so `hg
annotate` shows the original committer). But it now seems that `hg
copy` does more... | > - What exactly does hg copy do and what special treatment does this
> cause in the future?
It adds new files and marks them as copies of the old files. Because they are copies, a change made in the original file will be merged into copy. Time flows from left to right:
```
(init) --- (edit a.txt) ---- (a.txt edit ... |
3277334 | What files will be changed vs added when I do an hg pull and hg update | 14 | 2010-07-18 21:31:13 | <p>So in Subversion when I do an <code>svn up</code> I get a list of files that were added, modified, deleted, and conflicted.</p>
<p>When I do an <code>hg pull</code> then <code>hg up -v</code> it just displays a list of: <code>getting file.ext</code> but I have no way of know if that file is new or already existed. ... | 4,915 | 395,349 | 2012-03-30 12:27:36 | 3,289,331 | 17 | 2010-07-20 11:15:09 | 110,204 | 2010-07-21 10:03:16 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/3277334 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/3289331 | <p>Use the status command to list changes in file status between the working copy and its parent revision or <strong>between any two revisions</strong>. It gives you output like this:</p>
<pre><code>$ hg status --rev .:tip
M hgext/keyword.py
M mercurial/cmdutil.py
M mercurial/commands.py
M mercurial/context.py
M mercu... | <p>Use the status command to list changes in file status between the working copy and its parent revision or <strong>between any two revisions</strong>. It gives you output like this:</p> <pre><code>$ hg status --rev .:tip M hgext/keyword.py M mercurial/cmdutil.py M mercurial/commands.py M mercurial/context.py M mercu... | 456, 802, 3346, 4860 | dvcs, mercurial, pull, version-control | <h1>What files will be changed vs added when I do an hg pull and hg update</h1>
<p>So in Subversion when I do an <code>svn up</code> I get a list of files that were added, modified, deleted, and conflicted.</p>
<p>When I do an <code>hg pull</code> then <code>hg up -v</code> it just displays a list of: <code>getting fi... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,188 | mercurial | # What files will be changed vs added when I do an hg pull and hg update
So in Subversion when I do an `svn up` I get a list of files that were added, modified, deleted, and conflicted.
When I do an `hg pull` then `hg up -v` it just displays a list of: `getting file.ext` but I have no way of know if that file is new ... | Use the status command to list changes in file status between the working copy and its parent revision or **between any two revisions**. It gives you output like this:
```
$ hg status --rev .:tip
M hgext/keyword.py
M mercurial/cmdutil.py
M mercurial/commands.py
M mercurial/context.py
M mercurial/patch.py
A tests/test-... |
4965108 | How to add .hgignore to my Mercurial folder? | 13 | 2011-02-11 02:38:08 | <p>I'm learning to use Mercurial, and its learning curve is pretty straightforward. But one of my problem is, I can't add the .hgignore file to Mercurial folder. Windows (7) does not allow me to do this, and when I run the command </p>
<blockquote>
<p>hg add .hgignore</p>
</blockquote>
<p>, it returns error: </p>
... | 7,858 | 79,109 | 2016-11-28 21:37:14 | 4,965,144 | 17 | 2011-02-11 02:46:23 | 251,311 | 2016-11-28 21:37:14 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/4965108 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/4965144 | <p>Execute</p>
<p><code>touch .hgignore</code></p>
<p>or</p>
<p><code>echo "" > .hgignore</code></p>
<p>in the needed directory</p>
| <p>Execute</p> <p><code>touch .hgignore</code></p> <p>or</p> <p><code>echo "" > .hgignore</code></p> <p>in the needed directory</p> | 99, 456, 802 | filesystems, mercurial, version-control | <h1>How to add .hgignore to my Mercurial folder?</h1>
<p>I'm learning to use Mercurial, and its learning curve is pretty straightforward. But one of my problem is, I can't add the .hgignore file to Mercurial folder. Windows (7) does not allow me to do this, and when I run the command </p>
<blockquote>
<p>hg add .hgi... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,189 | mercurial | # How to add .hgignore to my Mercurial folder?
I'm learning to use Mercurial, and its learning curve is pretty straightforward. But one of my problem is, I can't add the .hgignore file to Mercurial folder. Windows (7) does not allow me to do this, and when I run the command
> hg add .hgignore
, it returns error:
> ... | Execute
`touch .hgignore`
or
`echo "" > .hgignore`
in the needed directory |
20457107 | How to clone the OpenJDK Java 8 repository? | 12 | 2013-12-08 18:20:13 | <p>How do I clone the OpenJDK repository using mercurial?</p>
<p>I would like to clone the Java source code from there to understand what they are developing in JDK8 and would like to co-operate if possible. </p>
| 3,909 | 2,579,839 | 2019-10-15 12:15:14 | 20,457,154 | 17 | 2013-12-08 18:23:38 | null | 2015-12-09 12:24:54 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/20457107 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/20457154 | <p>The repository is linked on <a href="http://openjdk.java.net/" rel="noreferrer">http://openjdk.java.net/</a>. Clone it and execute the<code>get_source.sh</code> script.</p>
<pre><code>$ hg clone http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/jdk8
$ cd jdk8 && sh get_source.sh
</code></pre>
<p>A <a href="http://openjdk.ja... | <p>The repository is linked on <a href="http://openjdk.java.net/" rel="noreferrer">http://openjdk.java.net/</a>. Clone it and execute the<code>get_source.sh</code> script.</p> <pre><code>$ hg clone http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/jdk8 $ cd jdk8 && sh get_source.sh </code></pre> <p>A <a href="http://openjdk.ja... | 17, 802 | java, mercurial | <h1>How to clone the OpenJDK Java 8 repository?</h1>
<p>How do I clone the OpenJDK repository using mercurial?</p>
<p>I would like to clone the Java source code from there to understand what they are developing in JDK8 and would like to co-operate if possible. </p>
| q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,190 | mercurial | # How to clone the OpenJDK Java 8 repository?
How do I clone the OpenJDK repository using mercurial?
I would like to clone the Java source code from there to understand what they are developing in JDK8 and would like to co-operate if possible. | The repository is linked on <http://openjdk.java.net/>. Clone it and execute the`get_source.sh` script.
```
$ hg clone http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/jdk8
$ cd jdk8 && sh get_source.sh
```
A [guide to the OpenJDK repositories](http://openjdk.java.net/guide/repositories.html) and a [How to contribute](http://openjdk.... |
13631273 | Mercurial: graft vs. record vs. qrecord vs. shelve vs. transplant vs. dirstate vs. queue | 11 | 2012-11-29 17:23:25 | <p>I am new to Mercurial and still somehow in the evaluation process, so these four concepts are kind of confusing for me. Some are mentioned to be an equivalent to Git's Staging/Index concept, or some even a better one than Git's Staging. </p>
<p>How do the four commands <code>hg graft</code>, <code>hg record</code>,... | 1,972 | 1,544,277 | 2018-12-21 12:31:22 | 13,631,582 | 17 | 2012-11-29 17:42:55 | 63,147 | 2018-02-22 12:05:31 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/13631273 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/13631582 | <p>The design of Mercurial simply does not include the concept of a staging area. That is, there is no intermediate state between local modification and commit.</p>
<p>Here is an overview of each of the concepts you mentioned:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg/help/graft" rel="nofollow noreferrer... | <p>The design of Mercurial simply does not include the concept of a staging area. That is, there is no intermediate state between local modification and commit.</p> <p>Here is an overview of each of the concepts you mentioned:</p> <p><a href="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg/help/graft" rel="nofollow noreferrer... | 802, 31422 | mercurial, shelving | <h1>Mercurial: graft vs. record vs. qrecord vs. shelve vs. transplant vs. dirstate vs. queue</h1>
<p>I am new to Mercurial and still somehow in the evaluation process, so these four concepts are kind of confusing for me. Some are mentioned to be an equivalent to Git's Staging/Index concept, or some even a better one th... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,191 | mercurial | # Mercurial: graft vs. record vs. qrecord vs. shelve vs. transplant vs. dirstate vs. queue
I am new to Mercurial and still somehow in the evaluation process, so these four concepts are kind of confusing for me. Some are mentioned to be an equivalent to Git's Staging/Index concept, or some even a better one than Git's ... | The design of Mercurial simply does not include the concept of a staging area. That is, there is no intermediate state between local modification and commit.
Here is an overview of each of the concepts you mentioned:
[`hg graft`](https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg/help/graft) is the equivalent of [`git cherry-pick... |
5145174 | Accidentally Working on the Wrong Named Branch in Mercurial | 11 | 2011-02-28 17:13:47 | <p>I have been making some changes to my working directory, and noticed that I have accidentally been working on the wrong branch. I have not committed anything yet, and I would like my next commit to go against another branch. What is the best way to do this?</p>
| 1,873 | 572,140 | 2011-03-01 08:25:22 | 5,146,169 | 17 | 2011-02-28 18:45:02 | 8,992 | 2011-02-28 18:45:02 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/5145174 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/5146169 | <p>The Shelve extension can give you grief, and this can be done entirely with Mercurial commands. Krtek almost had it but he used <code>export</code> instead of <code>diff</code>. Try this:</p>
<pre><code>hg diff --git > ~/saved-work.patch
hg update --clean desiredbranch
hg import --no-commit ~/saved-work.patch
... | <p>The Shelve extension can give you grief, and this can be done entirely with Mercurial commands. Krtek almost had it but he used <code>export</code> instead of <code>diff</code>. Try this:</p> <pre><code>hg diff --git > ~/saved-work.patch hg update --clean desiredbranch hg import --no-commit ~/saved-work.patch ... | 802 | mercurial | <h1>Accidentally Working on the Wrong Named Branch in Mercurial</h1>
<p>I have been making some changes to my working directory, and noticed that I have accidentally been working on the wrong branch. I have not committed anything yet, and I would like my next commit to go against another branch. What is the best way to... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,192 | mercurial | # Accidentally Working on the Wrong Named Branch in Mercurial
I have been making some changes to my working directory, and noticed that I have accidentally been working on the wrong branch. I have not committed anything yet, and I would like my next commit to go against another branch. What is the best way to do this? | The Shelve extension can give you grief, and this can be done entirely with Mercurial commands. Krtek almost had it but he used `export` instead of `diff`. Try this:
```
hg diff --git > ~/saved-work.patch
hg update --clean desiredbranch
hg import --no-commit ~/saved-work.patch
``` |
3373642 | How to create a zip of my Mercurial repo for release? | 11 | 2010-07-30 16:49:24 | <p>As part of my release process, I want to create a zip file that is basically a dump of the hg working dir at the time of that particular release. What's the easiest way to do this in an automated way?</p>
<p>BTW, if I simply "zip -r proj.zip" the zip will contain all sorts of things I don't want -- like compiled f... | 2,932 | 98,003 | 2010-07-30 17:34:17 | 3,373,982 | 17 | 2010-07-30 17:32:21 | 19,465 | 2010-07-30 17:32:21 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/3373642 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/3373982 | <p>Use <code>hg archive</code>:</p>
<pre><code>hg archive -t zip /destination/path/zipfile.zip
</code></pre>
<p>It also takes the standard <code>-r</code> option to archive a revision other than the tip.</p>
| <p>Use <code>hg archive</code>:</p> <pre><code>hg archive -t zip /destination/path/zipfile.zip </code></pre> <p>It also takes the standard <code>-r</code> option to archive a revision other than the tip.</p> | 802 | mercurial | <h1>How to create a zip of my Mercurial repo for release?</h1>
<p>As part of my release process, I want to create a zip file that is basically a dump of the hg working dir at the time of that particular release. What's the easiest way to do this in an automated way?</p>
<p>BTW, if I simply "zip -r proj.zip" the zip w... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,193 | mercurial | # How to create a zip of my Mercurial repo for release?
As part of my release process, I want to create a zip file that is basically a dump of the hg working dir at the time of that particular release. What's the easiest way to do this in an automated way?
BTW, if I simply "zip -r proj.zip" the zip will contain all s... | Use `hg archive`:
```
hg archive -t zip /destination/path/zipfile.zip
```
It also takes the standard `-r` option to archive a revision other than the tip. |
6730735 | Troubles with mercurial 1.9 and ssh | 10 | 2011-07-18 09:12:08 | <p>Last weekend (16. July 2011) our mercurial packages auto-updated to the newest 1.9 mercurial binaries using the mercurial-stable ppa on a ubuntu lucid.</p>
<p>Now pulling from repository over SSH no longer works.
Following error is displayed:</p>
<pre><code>remote: Traceback (most recent call last):
remote: File... | 1,052 | 619,789 | 2017-06-16 12:55:15 | 6,731,147 | 17 | 2011-07-18 09:51:36 | 619,789 | 2011-07-18 09:51:36 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/6730735 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/6731147 | <p>Ok, found a (workaround) solution by editing a python script.</p>
<p>Edit the script /usr/share/mercurial-server/hg-ssh
At the end of the script replace the line:</p>
<pre><code>dispatch.dispatch(['-R', repo, 'serve', '--stdio'])
</code></pre>
<p>with the line:</p>
<pre><code>dispatch.dispatch(dispatch.request([... | <p>Ok, found a (workaround) solution by editing a python script.</p> <p>Edit the script /usr/share/mercurial-server/hg-ssh At the end of the script replace the line:</p> <pre><code>dispatch.dispatch(['-R', repo, 'serve', '--stdio']) </code></pre> <p>with the line:</p> <pre><code>dispatch.dispatch(dispatch.request([... | 58, 802 | linux, mercurial | <h1>Troubles with mercurial 1.9 and ssh</h1>
<p>Last weekend (16. July 2011) our mercurial packages auto-updated to the newest 1.9 mercurial binaries using the mercurial-stable ppa on a ubuntu lucid.</p>
<p>Now pulling from repository over SSH no longer works.
Following error is displayed:</p>
<pre><code>remote: Trac... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,194 | mercurial | # Troubles with mercurial 1.9 and ssh
Last weekend (16. July 2011) our mercurial packages auto-updated to the newest 1.9 mercurial binaries using the mercurial-stable ppa on a ubuntu lucid.
Now pulling from repository over SSH no longer works.
Following error is displayed:
```
remote: Traceback (most recent call las... | Ok, found a (workaround) solution by editing a python script.
Edit the script /usr/share/mercurial-server/hg-ssh
At the end of the script replace the line:
```
dispatch.dispatch(['-R', repo, 'serve', '--stdio'])
```
with the line:
```
dispatch.dispatch(dispatch.request(['-R', repo, 'serve', '--stdio']))
```
Replac... |
4866213 | Combination of incoming + outgoing + status? | 10 | 2011-02-01 18:02:11 | <p>Is there an hg command that will combine <code>hg incoming</code> + <code>hg outgoing</code> + <code>hg status</code>? </p>
<p>This would tell you if there's anything remote that needs to come in, anything committed locally that needs to go out, or any local changes that need to be committed.</p>
| 955 | 47,281 | 2013-05-06 16:33:25 | 4,866,279 | 17 | 2011-02-01 18:07:11 | 267 | 2011-02-01 18:07:11 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/4866213 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/4866279 | <p>Though you won't get the actual changesets or files, to get the current status summary, use the summary command:</p>
<pre><code>hg summary --remote
</code></pre>
<p>Example output:</p>
<pre><code>C:\Temp\repo> hg summary --remote
parent: 5:18ee64a17016 tip
Added lots of unit-tests for DatabaseConnection.
bran... | <p>Though you won't get the actual changesets or files, to get the current status summary, use the summary command:</p> <pre><code>hg summary --remote </code></pre> <p>Example output:</p> <pre><code>C:\Temp\repo> hg summary --remote parent: 5:18ee64a17016 tip Added lots of unit-tests for DatabaseConnection. bran... | 802, 3346 | dvcs, mercurial | <h1>Combination of incoming + outgoing + status?</h1>
<p>Is there an hg command that will combine <code>hg incoming</code> + <code>hg outgoing</code> + <code>hg status</code>? </p>
<p>This would tell you if there's anything remote that needs to come in, anything committed locally that needs to go out, or any local ch... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,195 | mercurial | # Combination of incoming + outgoing + status?
Is there an hg command that will combine `hg incoming` + `hg outgoing` + `hg status`?
This would tell you if there's anything remote that needs to come in, anything committed locally that needs to go out, or any local changes that need to be committed. | Though you won't get the actual changesets or files, to get the current status summary, use the summary command:
```
hg summary --remote
```
Example output:
```
C:\Temp\repo> hg summary --remote
parent: 5:18ee64a17016 tip
Added lots of unit-tests for DatabaseConnection.
branch: default
commit: 1 modified ... |
11668065 | creating new remote repository for existing project with Mercurial | 9 | 2012-07-26 11:14:56 | <p>I have a project with version.2 and i have to start working on it to develop a new version.3 .
I want to create a new repo on a remote server (i.e. a mercurial-server) so that my team member could access that repo .I have my project file on my local machine .</p>
<p>I have two concerned questions :</p>
<ol>
<li><p... | 15,474 | 307,517 | 2012-07-26 18:45:20 | 11,669,832 | 17 | 2012-07-26 12:58:00 | 8,992 | 2012-07-26 18:44:41 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/11668065 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/11669832 | <p>Without installing additional server side software your team will need ssh accounts on that box. I'm assuming you have one and that you can create them for your friends. If you don't have that setup you're better off just using bitbucket, which is free and provides both ssh and ftp access.</p>
<p>Also, you don't ... | <p>Without installing additional server side software your team will need ssh accounts on that box. I'm assuming you have one and that you can create them for your friends. If you don't have that setup you're better off just using bitbucket, which is free and provides both ssh and ftp access.</p> <p>Also, you don't ... | 386, 802, 34046 | hgrc, mercurial, ssh | <h1>creating new remote repository for existing project with Mercurial</h1>
<p>I have a project with version.2 and i have to start working on it to develop a new version.3 .
I want to create a new repo on a remote server (i.e. a mercurial-server) so that my team member could access that repo .I have my project file on ... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,196 | mercurial | # creating new remote repository for existing project with Mercurial
I have a project with version.2 and i have to start working on it to develop a new version.3 .
I want to create a new repo on a remote server (i.e. a mercurial-server) so that my team member could access that repo .I have my project file on my local ... | Without installing additional server side software your team will need ssh accounts on that box. I'm assuming you have one and that you can create them for your friends. If you don't have that setup you're better off just using bitbucket, which is free and provides both ssh and ftp access.
Also, you don't say if you p... |
4319232 | Mercurial, "Branching with bookmarks" | 9 | 2010-11-30 22:14:03 | <p>I read this document: <a href="http://stevelosh.com/blog/2009/08/a-guide-to-branching-in-mercurial/" rel="noreferrer">A Guide to Branching with Mercurial</a>, specifically the section titled <a href="http://stevelosh.com/blog/2009/08/a-guide-to-branching-in-mercurial/#branching-with-bookmarks" rel="noreferrer">Branc... | 4,223 | 267 | 2018-02-22 12:14:48 | 4,324,493 | 17 | 2010-12-01 12:47:01 | 151,299 | 2018-02-22 12:14:35 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/4319232 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/4324493 | <p>If I got you right, you want <em>only the bookmark you've updated</em> to move on the next commit. For this purpose the bookmarks extensions has the <code>track.current</code> option.</p>
<p>From <a href="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/BookmarksExtension#Configuration" rel="nofollow noreferrer">BookmarksExtensi... | <p>If I got you right, you want <em>only the bookmark you've updated</em> to move on the next commit. For this purpose the bookmarks extensions has the <code>track.current</code> option.</p> <p>From <a href="https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/BookmarksExtension#Configuration" rel="nofollow noreferrer">BookmarksExtensi... | 802, 1879, 2416 | bookmarks, branch, mercurial | <h1>Mercurial, "Branching with bookmarks"</h1>
<p>I read this document: <a href="http://stevelosh.com/blog/2009/08/a-guide-to-branching-in-mercurial/" rel="noreferrer">A Guide to Branching with Mercurial</a>, specifically the section titled <a href="http://stevelosh.com/blog/2009/08/a-guide-to-branching-in-mercurial/#b... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,197 | mercurial | # Mercurial, "Branching with bookmarks"
I read this document: [A Guide to Branching with Mercurial](http://stevelosh.com/blog/2009/08/a-guide-to-branching-in-mercurial/), specifically the section titled [Branching with Bookmarks](http://stevelosh.com/blog/2009/08/a-guide-to-branching-in-mercurial/#branching-with-bookm... | If I got you right, you want *only the bookmark you've updated* to move on the next commit. For this purpose the bookmarks extensions has the `track.current` option.
From [BookmarksExtension](https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/BookmarksExtension#Configuration):
> By default, when several bookmarks point to the same c... |
970669 | How to swap Mercurial Queues in and out of a repository | 9 | 2009-06-09 15:10:32 | <p>I have a platform neutral mercurial code repo called "Simulator"</p>
<p>and want to apply patches that target specific platform's optimizations before a build. </p>
<p>According to the guide we can accomplish this by the use of patches with guards.</p>
<ul>
<li>Windows Experimental.patch +windows</li>
<li>Unix E... | 1,902 | 279,750 | 2010-11-21 20:30:42 | 970,905 | 17 | 2009-06-09 15:48:02 | 115,023 | 2009-06-09 16:07:28 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/970669 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/970905 | <p>Interesting use of Mercurial Queues :)</p>
<p>I assume here that you are already versioning your mercurial queues somewhere. If you don't/for those that don't know how to do this, have a look at <a href="http://hgbook.red-bean.com/read/managing-change-with-mercurial-queues.html#sec:mq:repo" rel="noreferrer">the rel... | <p>Interesting use of Mercurial Queues :)</p> <p>I assume here that you are already versioning your mercurial queues somewhere. If you don't/for those that don't know how to do this, have a look at <a href="http://hgbook.red-bean.com/read/managing-change-with-mercurial-queues.html#sec:mq:repo" rel="noreferrer">the rel... | 802, 32068 | mercurial, mercurial-queue | <h1>How to swap Mercurial Queues in and out of a repository</h1>
<p>I have a platform neutral mercurial code repo called "Simulator"</p>
<p>and want to apply patches that target specific platform's optimizations before a build. </p>
<p>According to the guide we can accomplish this by the use of patches with guards.<... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,198 | mercurial | # How to swap Mercurial Queues in and out of a repository
I have a platform neutral mercurial code repo called "Simulator"
and want to apply patches that target specific platform's optimizations before a build.
According to the guide we can accomplish this by the use of patches with guards.
- Windows Experimental.p... | Interesting use of Mercurial Queues :)
I assume here that you are already versioning your mercurial queues somewhere. If you don't/for those that don't know how to do this, have a look at [the relevant section from the hgbook](http://hgbook.red-bean.com/read/managing-change-with-mercurial-queues.html#sec:mq:repo): it'... |
7351076 | how to ignore files in kiln/mercurial using tortoise hg "that are part of the repository" | 8 | 2011-09-08 16:01:41 | <p>We use tortoise hg with Kiln. In my vs 2010 c# project there are some files that are part of the repository but I would like tortoise hg to ignore them when I make a commit.
For eg., say in a login screen I may hard code the userid, password for testing. I dont really want this file considered during a commit. I un... | 2,591 | 666,490 | 2018-02-27 15:13:04 | 7,351,306 | 17 | 2011-09-08 16:21:18 | 6,884 | 2011-09-08 16:39:56 | https://stackoverflow.com/q/7351076 | https://stackoverflow.com/a/7351306 | <p>I always use a combination of .hgignore and <code>BeforeBuild</code> (in the .csproj file) for things like this.</p>
<p>In one of my pet projects, I have the following setup:</p>
<p><code>App.config</code> contains my real hardcoded user id and password for testing.<br>
<code>App.config.example</code> is identical... | <p>I always use a combination of .hgignore and <code>BeforeBuild</code> (in the .csproj file) for things like this.</p> <p>In one of my pet projects, I have the following setup:</p> <p><code>App.config</code> contains my real hardcoded user id and password for testing.<br> <code>App.config.example</code> is identical... | 802, 3346, 8122, 43091 | dvcs, kiln, mercurial, tortoisehg | <h1>how to ignore files in kiln/mercurial using tortoise hg "that are part of the repository"</h1>
<p>We use tortoise hg with Kiln. In my vs 2010 c# project there are some files that are part of the repository but I would like tortoise hg to ignore them when I make a commit.
For eg., say in a login screen I may hard co... | q.PostTypeId = 1; a.PostTypeId = 2; EXISTS tag '%mercurial%' OR '%hg%'; a.Body contains code block; q.Score > 5; a.Score > 10 | 24,199 | mercurial | # how to ignore files in kiln/mercurial using tortoise hg "that are part of the repository"
We use tortoise hg with Kiln. In my vs 2010 c# project there are some files that are part of the repository but I would like tortoise hg to ignore them when I make a commit.
For eg., say in a login screen I may hard code the us... | I always use a combination of .hgignore and `BeforeBuild` (in the .csproj file) for things like this.
In one of my pet projects, I have the following setup:
`App.config` contains my real hardcoded user id and password for testing.
`App.config.example` is identical, but with fake data like "dummy_user" and "dummy_pw... |
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