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author Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com>
date Mon Mar 09 23:37:29 2009 -0700 (2009-03-09)
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bos@559 2
bos@559 3 <appendix id="chap:mqref">
bos@572 4 <?dbhtml filename="mercurial-queues-reference.html"?>
bos@559 5 <title>Mercurial Queues reference</title>
bos@559 6
bos@559 7 <sect1 id="sec:mqref:cmdref">
bos@559 8 <title>MQ command reference</title>
bos@559 9
bos@559 10 <para>For an overview of the commands provided by MQ, use the
bos@559 11 command <command role="hg-cmd">hg help mq</command>.</para>
bos@559 12
bos@559 13 <sect2>
bos@559 14 <title><command role="hg-ext-mq">qapplied</command>&emdash;print
bos@559 15 applied patches</title>
bos@559 16
bos@559 17 <para>The <command role="hg-ext-mq">qapplied</command> command
bos@559 18 prints the current stack of applied patches. Patches are
bos@559 19 printed in oldest-to-newest order, so the last patch in the
bos@559 20 list is the <quote>top</quote> patch.</para>
bos@559 21
bos@559 22 </sect2>
bos@559 23 <sect2>
bos@559 24 <title><command role="hg-ext-mq">qcommit</command>&emdash;commit
bos@559 25 changes in the queue repository</title>
bos@559 26
bos@559 27 <para>The <command role="hg-ext-mq">qcommit</command> command
bos@559 28 commits any outstanding changes in the <filename
bos@559 29 role="special" class="directory">.hg/patches</filename>
bos@559 30 repository. This command only works if the <filename
bos@559 31 role="special" class="directory">.hg/patches</filename>
bos@559 32 directory is a repository, i.e. you created the directory
bos@559 33 using <command role="hg-cmd">hg qinit <option
bos@559 34 role="hg-ext-mq-cmd-qinit-opt">-c</option></command> or
bos@559 35 ran <command role="hg-cmd">hg init</command> in the directory
bos@559 36 after running <command
bos@559 37 role="hg-ext-mq">qinit</command>.</para>
bos@559 38
bos@559 39 <para>This command is shorthand for <command role="hg-cmd">hg
bos@559 40 commit --cwd .hg/patches</command>.</para>
bos@559 41
bos@559 42 <para>\subsection{<command
bos@559 43 role="hg-ext-mq">qdelete</command>&emdash;delete a patch
bos@559 44 from the <filename role="special">series</filename>
bos@559 45 file}</para>
bos@559 46
bos@559 47 <para>The <command role="hg-ext-mq">qdelete</command> command
bos@559 48 removes the entry for a patch from the <filename
bos@559 49 role="special">series</filename> file in the <filename
bos@559 50 role="special" class="directory">.hg/patches</filename>
bos@559 51 directory. It does not pop the patch if the patch is already
bos@559 52 applied. By default, it does not delete the patch file; use
bos@559 53 the <option role="hg-ext-mq-cmd-qdel-opt">-f</option> option
bos@559 54 to do that.</para>
bos@559 55
bos@559 56 <para>Options:</para>
bos@559 57 <itemizedlist>
bos@559 58 <listitem><para><option
bos@559 59 role="hg-ext-mq-cmd-qdel-opt">-f</option>: Delete the
bos@559 60 patch file.</para>
bos@559 61 </listitem></itemizedlist>
bos@559 62
bos@559 63 </sect2>
bos@559 64 <sect2>
bos@559 65 <title><command role="hg-ext-mq">qdiff</command>&emdash;print a
bos@559 66 diff of the topmost applied patch</title>
bos@559 67
bos@559 68 <para>The <command role="hg-ext-mq">qdiff</command> command
bos@559 69 prints a diff of the topmost applied patch. It is equivalent
bos@559 70 to <command role="hg-cmd">hg diff -r-2:-1</command>.</para>
bos@559 71
bos@559 72 </sect2>
bos@559 73 <sect2>
bos@559 74 <title><command role="hg-ext-mq">qfold</command>&emdash;merge
bos@559 75 (<quote>fold</quote>) several patches into one</title>
bos@559 76
bos@559 77 <para>The <command role="hg-ext-mq">qfold</command> command
bos@559 78 merges multiple patches into the topmost applied patch, so
bos@559 79 that the topmost applied patch makes the union of all of the
bos@559 80 changes in the patches in question.</para>
bos@559 81
bos@559 82 <para>The patches to fold must not be applied; <command
bos@559 83 role="hg-ext-mq">qfold</command> will exit with an error if
bos@559 84 any is. The order in which patches are folded is significant;
bos@559 85 <command role="hg-cmd">hg qfold a b</command> means
bos@559 86 <quote>apply the current topmost patch, followed by
bos@559 87 <literal>a</literal>, followed by
bos@559 88 <literal>b</literal></quote>.</para>
bos@559 89
bos@559 90 <para>The comments from the folded patches are appended to the
bos@559 91 comments of the destination patch, with each block of comments
bos@559 92 separated by three asterisk
bos@559 93 (<quote><literal>*</literal></quote>) characters. Use the
bos@559 94 <option role="hg-ext-mq-cmd-qfold-opt">-e</option> option to
bos@559 95 edit the commit message for the combined patch/changeset after
bos@559 96 the folding has completed.</para>
bos@559 97
bos@559 98 <para>Options:</para>
bos@559 99 <itemizedlist>
bos@559 100 <listitem><para><option
bos@559 101 role="hg-ext-mq-cmd-qfold-opt">-e</option>: Edit the
bos@559 102 commit message and patch description for the newly folded
bos@559 103 patch.</para>
bos@559 104 </listitem>
bos@559 105 <listitem><para><option
bos@559 106 role="hg-ext-mq-cmd-qfold-opt">-l</option>: Use the
bos@559 107 contents of the given file as the new commit message and
bos@559 108 patch description for the folded patch.</para>
bos@559 109 </listitem>
bos@559 110 <listitem><para><option
bos@559 111 role="hg-ext-mq-cmd-qfold-opt">-m</option>: Use the
bos@559 112 given text as the new commit message and patch description
bos@559 113 for the folded patch.</para>
bos@559 114 </listitem></itemizedlist>
bos@559 115
bos@559 116 </sect2>
bos@559 117 <sect2>
bos@559 118 <title><command
bos@559 119 role="hg-ext-mq">qheader</command>&emdash;display the
bos@559 120 header/description of a patch</title>
bos@559 121
bos@559 122 <para>The <command role="hg-ext-mq">qheader</command> command
bos@559 123 prints the header, or description, of a patch. By default, it
bos@559 124 prints the header of the topmost applied patch. Given an
bos@559 125 argument, it prints the header of the named patch.</para>
bos@559 126
bos@559 127 </sect2>
bos@559 128 <sect2>
bos@559 129 <title><command role="hg-ext-mq">qimport</command>&emdash;import
bos@559 130 a third-party patch into the queue</title>
bos@559 131
bos@559 132 <para>The <command role="hg-ext-mq">qimport</command> command
bos@559 133 adds an entry for an external patch to the <filename
bos@559 134 role="special">series</filename> file, and copies the patch
bos@559 135 into the <filename role="special"
bos@559 136 class="directory">.hg/patches</filename> directory. It adds
bos@559 137 the entry immediately after the topmost applied patch, but
bos@559 138 does not push the patch.</para>
bos@559 139
bos@559 140 <para>If the <filename role="special"
bos@559 141 class="directory">.hg/patches</filename> directory is a
bos@559 142 repository, <command role="hg-ext-mq">qimport</command>
bos@559 143 automatically does an <command role="hg-cmd">hg add</command>
bos@559 144 of the imported patch.</para>
bos@559 145
bos@559 146 </sect2>
bos@559 147 <sect2>
bos@559 148 <title><command role="hg-ext-mq">qinit</command>&emdash;prepare
bos@559 149 a repository to work with MQ</title>
bos@559 150
bos@559 151 <para>The <command role="hg-ext-mq">qinit</command> command
bos@559 152 prepares a repository to work with MQ. It creates a directory
bos@559 153 called <filename role="special"
bos@559 154 class="directory">.hg/patches</filename>.</para>
bos@559 155
bos@559 156 <para>Options:</para>
bos@559 157 <itemizedlist>
bos@559 158 <listitem><para><option
bos@559 159 role="hg-ext-mq-cmd-qinit-opt">-c</option>: Create
bos@559 160 <filename role="special"
bos@559 161 class="directory">.hg/patches</filename> as a repository
bos@559 162 in its own right. Also creates a <filename
bos@559 163 role="special">.hgignore</filename> file that will
bos@559 164 ignore the <filename role="special">status</filename>
bos@559 165 file.</para>
bos@559 166 </listitem></itemizedlist>
bos@559 167
bos@559 168 <para>When the <filename role="special"
bos@559 169 class="directory">.hg/patches</filename> directory is a
bos@559 170 repository, the <command role="hg-ext-mq">qimport</command>
bos@559 171 and <command role="hg-ext-mq">qnew</command> commands
bos@559 172 automatically <command role="hg-cmd">hg add</command> new
bos@559 173 patches.</para>
bos@559 174
bos@559 175 </sect2>
bos@559 176 <sect2>
bos@559 177 <title><command role="hg-ext-mq">qnew</command>&emdash;create a
bos@559 178 new patch</title>
bos@559 179
bos@559 180 <para>The <command role="hg-ext-mq">qnew</command> command
bos@559 181 creates a new patch. It takes one mandatory argument, the
bos@559 182 name to use for the patch file. The newly created patch is
bos@559 183 created empty by default. It is added to the <filename
bos@559 184 role="special">series</filename> file after the current
bos@559 185 topmost applied patch, and is immediately pushed on top of
bos@559 186 that patch.</para>
bos@559 187
bos@559 188 <para>If <command role="hg-ext-mq">qnew</command> finds modified
bos@559 189 files in the working directory, it will refuse to create a new
bos@559 190 patch unless the <option
bos@559 191 role="hg-ext-mq-cmd-qnew-opt">-f</option> option is used
bos@559 192 (see below). This behaviour allows you to <command
bos@559 193 role="hg-ext-mq">qrefresh</command> your topmost applied
bos@559 194 patch before you apply a new patch on top of it.</para>
bos@559 195
bos@559 196 <para>Options:</para>
bos@559 197 <itemizedlist>
bos@559 198 <listitem><para><option
bos@559 199 role="hg-ext-mq-cmd-qnew-opt">-f</option>: Create a new
bos@559 200 patch if the contents of the working directory are
bos@559 201 modified. Any outstanding modifications are added to the
bos@559 202 newly created patch, so after this command completes, the
bos@559 203 working directory will no longer be modified.</para>
bos@559 204 </listitem>
bos@559 205 <listitem><para><option
bos@559 206 role="hg-ext-mq-cmd-qnew-opt">-m</option>: Use the given
bos@559 207 text as the commit message. This text will be stored at
bos@559 208 the beginning of the patch file, before the patch
bos@559 209 data.</para>
bos@559 210 </listitem></itemizedlist>
bos@559 211
bos@559 212 </sect2>
bos@559 213 <sect2>
bos@559 214 <title><command role="hg-ext-mq">qnext</command>&emdash;print
bos@559 215 the name of the next patch</title>
bos@559 216
bos@559 217 <para>The <command role="hg-ext-mq">qnext</command> command
bos@559 218 prints the name name of the next patch in the <filename
bos@559 219 role="special">series</filename> file after the topmost
bos@559 220 applied patch. This patch will become the topmost applied
bos@559 221 patch if you run <command
bos@559 222 role="hg-ext-mq">qpush</command>.</para>
bos@559 223
bos@559 224 </sect2>
bos@559 225 <sect2>
bos@559 226 <title><command role="hg-ext-mq">qpop</command>&emdash;pop
bos@559 227 patches off the stack</title>
bos@559 228
bos@559 229 <para>The <command role="hg-ext-mq">qpop</command> command
bos@559 230 removes applied patches from the top of the stack of applied
bos@559 231 patches. By default, it removes only one patch.</para>
bos@559 232
bos@559 233 <para>This command removes the changesets that represent the
bos@559 234 popped patches from the repository, and updates the working
bos@559 235 directory to undo the effects of the patches.</para>
bos@559 236
bos@559 237 <para>This command takes an optional argument, which it uses as
bos@559 238 the name or index of the patch to pop to. If given a name, it
bos@559 239 will pop patches until the named patch is the topmost applied
bos@559 240 patch. If given a number, <command
bos@559 241 role="hg-ext-mq">qpop</command> treats the number as an
bos@559 242 index into the entries in the series file, counting from zero
bos@559 243 (empty lines and lines containing only comments do not count).
bos@559 244 It pops patches until the patch identified by the given index
bos@559 245 is the topmost applied patch.</para>
bos@559 246
bos@559 247 <para>The <command role="hg-ext-mq">qpop</command> command does
bos@559 248 not read or write patches or the <filename
bos@559 249 role="special">series</filename> file. It is thus safe to
bos@559 250 <command role="hg-ext-mq">qpop</command> a patch that you have
bos@559 251 removed from the <filename role="special">series</filename>
bos@559 252 file, or a patch that you have renamed or deleted entirely.
bos@559 253 In the latter two cases, use the name of the patch as it was
bos@559 254 when you applied it.</para>
bos@559 255
bos@559 256 <para>By default, the <command role="hg-ext-mq">qpop</command>
bos@559 257 command will not pop any patches if the working directory has
bos@559 258 been modified. You can override this behaviour using the
bos@559 259 <option role="hg-ext-mq-cmd-qpop-opt">-f</option> option,
bos@559 260 which reverts all modifications in the working
bos@559 261 directory.</para>
bos@559 262
bos@559 263 <para>Options:</para>
bos@559 264 <itemizedlist>
bos@559 265 <listitem><para><option
bos@559 266 role="hg-ext-mq-cmd-qpop-opt">-a</option>: Pop all
bos@559 267 applied patches. This returns the repository to its state
bos@559 268 before you applied any patches.</para>
bos@559 269 </listitem>
bos@559 270 <listitem><para><option
bos@559 271 role="hg-ext-mq-cmd-qpop-opt">-f</option>: Forcibly
bos@559 272 revert any modifications to the working directory when
bos@559 273 popping.</para>
bos@559 274 </listitem>
bos@559 275 <listitem><para><option
bos@559 276 role="hg-ext-mq-cmd-qpop-opt">-n</option>: Pop a patch
bos@559 277 from the named queue.</para>
bos@559 278 </listitem></itemizedlist>
bos@559 279
bos@559 280 <para>The <command role="hg-ext-mq">qpop</command> command
bos@559 281 removes one line from the end of the <filename
bos@559 282 role="special">status</filename> file for each patch that it
bos@559 283 pops.</para>
bos@559 284
bos@559 285 </sect2>
bos@559 286 <sect2>
bos@559 287 <title><command role="hg-ext-mq">qprev</command>&emdash;print
bos@559 288 the name of the previous patch</title>
bos@559 289
bos@559 290 <para>The <command role="hg-ext-mq">qprev</command> command
bos@559 291 prints the name of the patch in the <filename
bos@559 292 role="special">series</filename> file that comes before the
bos@559 293 topmost applied patch. This will become the topmost applied
bos@559 294 patch if you run <command
bos@559 295 role="hg-ext-mq">qpop</command>.</para>
bos@559 296
bos@559 297 </sect2>
bos@559 298 <sect2 id="sec:mqref:cmd:qpush">
bos@559 299 <title><command role="hg-ext-mq">qpush</command>&emdash;push
bos@559 300 patches onto the stack</title>
bos@559 301
bos@559 302 <para>The <command role="hg-ext-mq">qpush</command> command adds
bos@559 303 patches onto the applied stack. By default, it adds only one
bos@559 304 patch.</para>
bos@559 305
bos@559 306 <para>This command creates a new changeset to represent each
bos@559 307 applied patch, and updates the working directory to apply the
bos@559 308 effects of the patches.</para>
bos@559 309
bos@559 310 <para>The default data used when creating a changeset are as
bos@559 311 follows:</para>
bos@559 312 <itemizedlist>
bos@559 313 <listitem><para>The commit date and time zone are the current
bos@559 314 date and time zone. Because these data are used to
bos@559 315 compute the identity of a changeset, this means that if
bos@559 316 you <command role="hg-ext-mq">qpop</command> a patch and
bos@559 317 <command role="hg-ext-mq">qpush</command> it again, the
bos@559 318 changeset that you push will have a different identity
bos@559 319 than the changeset you popped.</para>
bos@559 320 </listitem>
bos@559 321 <listitem><para>The author is the same as the default used by
bos@559 322 the <command role="hg-cmd">hg commit</command>
bos@559 323 command.</para>
bos@559 324 </listitem>
bos@559 325 <listitem><para>The commit message is any text from the patch
bos@559 326 file that comes before the first diff header. If there is
bos@559 327 no such text, a default commit message is used that
bos@559 328 identifies the name of the patch.</para>
bos@559 329 </listitem></itemizedlist>
bos@559 330 <para>If a patch contains a Mercurial patch header (XXX add
bos@559 331 link), the information in the patch header overrides these
bos@559 332 defaults.</para>
bos@559 333
bos@559 334 <para>Options:</para>
bos@559 335 <itemizedlist>
bos@559 336 <listitem><para><option
bos@559 337 role="hg-ext-mq-cmd-qpush-opt">-a</option>: Push all
bos@559 338 unapplied patches from the <filename
bos@559 339 role="special">series</filename> file until there are
bos@559 340 none left to push.</para>
bos@559 341 </listitem>
bos@559 342 <listitem><para><option
bos@559 343 role="hg-ext-mq-cmd-qpush-opt">-l</option>: Add the name
bos@559 344 of the patch to the end of the commit message.</para>
bos@559 345 </listitem>
bos@559 346 <listitem><para><option
bos@559 347 role="hg-ext-mq-cmd-qpush-opt">-m</option>: If a patch
bos@559 348 fails to apply cleanly, use the entry for the patch in
bos@559 349 another saved queue to compute the parameters for a
bos@559 350 three-way merge, and perform a three-way merge using the
bos@559 351 normal Mercurial merge machinery. Use the resolution of
bos@559 352 the merge as the new patch content.</para>
bos@559 353 </listitem>
bos@559 354 <listitem><para><option
bos@559 355 role="hg-ext-mq-cmd-qpush-opt">-n</option>: Use the
bos@559 356 named queue if merging while pushing.</para>
bos@559 357 </listitem></itemizedlist>
bos@559 358
bos@559 359 <para>The <command role="hg-ext-mq">qpush</command> command
bos@559 360 reads, but does not modify, the <filename
bos@559 361 role="special">series</filename> file. It appends one line
bos@559 362 to the <command role="hg-cmd">hg status</command> file for
bos@559 363 each patch that it pushes.</para>
bos@559 364
bos@559 365 </sect2>
bos@559 366 <sect2>
bos@559 367 <title><command
bos@559 368 role="hg-ext-mq">qrefresh</command>&emdash;update the
bos@559 369 topmost applied patch</title>
bos@559 370
bos@559 371 <para>The <command role="hg-ext-mq">qrefresh</command> command
bos@559 372 updates the topmost applied patch. It modifies the patch,
bos@559 373 removes the old changeset that represented the patch, and
bos@559 374 creates a new changeset to represent the modified
bos@559 375 patch.</para>
bos@559 376
bos@559 377 <para>The <command role="hg-ext-mq">qrefresh</command> command
bos@559 378 looks for the following modifications:</para>
bos@559 379 <itemizedlist>
bos@559 380 <listitem><para>Changes to the commit message, i.e. the text
bos@559 381 before the first diff header in the patch file, are
bos@559 382 reflected in the new changeset that represents the
bos@559 383 patch.</para>
bos@559 384 </listitem>
bos@559 385 <listitem><para>Modifications to tracked files in the working
bos@559 386 directory are added to the patch.</para>
bos@559 387 </listitem>
bos@559 388 <listitem><para>Changes to the files tracked using <command
bos@559 389 role="hg-cmd">hg add</command>, <command
bos@559 390 role="hg-cmd">hg copy</command>, <command
bos@559 391 role="hg-cmd">hg remove</command>, or <command
bos@559 392 role="hg-cmd">hg rename</command>. Added files and copy
bos@559 393 and rename destinations are added to the patch, while
bos@559 394 removed files and rename sources are removed.</para>
bos@559 395 </listitem></itemizedlist>
bos@559 396
bos@559 397 <para>Even if <command role="hg-ext-mq">qrefresh</command>
bos@559 398 detects no changes, it still recreates the changeset that
bos@559 399 represents the patch. This causes the identity of the
bos@559 400 changeset to differ from the previous changeset that
bos@559 401 identified the patch.</para>
bos@559 402
bos@559 403 <para>Options:</para>
bos@559 404 <itemizedlist>
bos@559 405 <listitem><para><option
bos@559 406 role="hg-ext-mq-cmd-qrefresh-opt">-e</option>: Modify
bos@559 407 the commit and patch description, using the preferred text
bos@559 408 editor.</para>
bos@559 409 </listitem>
bos@559 410 <listitem><para><option
bos@559 411 role="hg-ext-mq-cmd-qrefresh-opt">-m</option>: Modify
bos@559 412 the commit message and patch description, using the given
bos@559 413 text.</para>
bos@559 414 </listitem>
bos@559 415 <listitem><para><option
bos@559 416 role="hg-ext-mq-cmd-qrefresh-opt">-l</option>: Modify
bos@559 417 the commit message and patch description, using text from
bos@559 418 the given file.</para>
bos@559 419 </listitem></itemizedlist>
bos@559 420
bos@559 421 </sect2>
bos@559 422 <sect2>
bos@559 423 <title><command role="hg-ext-mq">qrename</command>&emdash;rename
bos@559 424 a patch</title>
bos@559 425
bos@559 426 <para>The <command role="hg-ext-mq">qrename</command> command
bos@559 427 renames a patch, and changes the entry for the patch in the
bos@559 428 <filename role="special">series</filename> file.</para>
bos@559 429
bos@559 430 <para>With a single argument, <command
bos@559 431 role="hg-ext-mq">qrename</command> renames the topmost
bos@559 432 applied patch. With two arguments, it renames its first
bos@559 433 argument to its second.</para>
bos@559 434
bos@559 435 </sect2>
bos@559 436 <sect2>
bos@559 437 <title><command
bos@559 438 role="hg-ext-mq">qrestore</command>&emdash;restore saved
bos@559 439 queue state</title>
bos@559 440
bos@559 441 <para>XXX No idea what this does.</para>
bos@559 442
bos@559 443 </sect2>
bos@559 444 <sect2>
bos@559 445 <title><command role="hg-ext-mq">qsave</command>&emdash;save
bos@559 446 current queue state</title>
bos@559 447
bos@559 448 <para>XXX Likewise.</para>
bos@559 449
bos@559 450 </sect2>
bos@559 451 <sect2>
bos@559 452 <title><command role="hg-ext-mq">qseries</command>&emdash;print
bos@559 453 the entire patch series</title>
bos@559 454
bos@559 455 <para>The <command role="hg-ext-mq">qseries</command> command
bos@559 456 prints the entire patch series from the <filename
bos@559 457 role="special">series</filename> file. It prints only patch
bos@559 458 names, not empty lines or comments. It prints in order from
bos@559 459 first to be applied to last.</para>
bos@559 460
bos@559 461 </sect2>
bos@559 462 <sect2>
bos@559 463 <title><command role="hg-ext-mq">qtop</command>&emdash;print the
bos@559 464 name of the current patch</title>
bos@559 465
bos@559 466 <para>The <command role="hg-ext-mq">qtop</command> prints the
bos@559 467 name of the topmost currently applied patch.</para>
bos@559 468
bos@559 469 </sect2>
bos@559 470 <sect2>
bos@559 471 <title><command
bos@559 472 role="hg-ext-mq">qunapplied</command>&emdash;print patches
bos@559 473 not yet applied</title>
bos@559 474
bos@559 475 <para>The <command role="hg-ext-mq">qunapplied</command> command
bos@559 476 prints the names of patches from the <filename
bos@559 477 role="special">series</filename> file that are not yet
bos@559 478 applied. It prints them in order from the next patch that
bos@559 479 will be pushed to the last.</para>
bos@559 480
bos@559 481 </sect2>
bos@559 482 <sect2>
bos@559 483 <title><command role="hg-cmd">hg strip</command>&emdash;remove a
bos@559 484 revision and descendants</title>
bos@559 485
bos@559 486 <para>The <command role="hg-cmd">hg strip</command> command
bos@559 487 removes a revision, and all of its descendants, from the
bos@559 488 repository. It undoes the effects of the removed revisions
bos@559 489 from the repository, and updates the working directory to the
bos@559 490 first parent of the removed revision.</para>
bos@559 491
bos@559 492 <para>The <command role="hg-cmd">hg strip</command> command
bos@559 493 saves a backup of the removed changesets in a bundle, so that
bos@559 494 they can be reapplied if removed in error.</para>
bos@559 495
bos@559 496 <para>Options:</para>
bos@559 497 <itemizedlist>
bos@559 498 <listitem><para><option role="hg-opt-strip">-b</option>: Save
bos@559 499 unrelated changesets that are intermixed with the stripped
bos@559 500 changesets in the backup bundle.</para>
bos@559 501 </listitem>
bos@559 502 <listitem><para><option role="hg-opt-strip">-f</option>: If a
bos@559 503 branch has multiple heads, remove all heads. XXX This
bos@559 504 should be renamed, and use <literal>-f</literal> to strip
bos@559 505 revs when there are pending changes.</para>
bos@559 506 </listitem>
bos@559 507 <listitem><para><option role="hg-opt-strip">-n</option>: Do
bos@559 508 not save a backup bundle.</para>
bos@559 509 </listitem></itemizedlist>
bos@559 510
bos@559 511 </sect2>
bos@559 512 </sect1>
bos@559 513 <sect1>
bos@559 514 <title>MQ file reference</title>
bos@559 515
bos@559 516 <sect2>
bos@559 517 <title>The <filename role="special">series</filename>
bos@559 518 file</title>
bos@559 519
bos@559 520 <para>The <filename role="special">series</filename> file
bos@559 521 contains a list of the names of all patches that MQ can apply.
bos@559 522 It is represented as a list of names, with one name saved per
bos@559 523 line. Leading and trailing white space in each line are
bos@559 524 ignored.</para>
bos@559 525
bos@559 526 <para>Lines may contain comments. A comment begins with the
bos@559 527 <quote><literal>#</literal></quote> character, and extends to
bos@559 528 the end of the line. Empty lines, and lines that contain only
bos@559 529 comments, are ignored.</para>
bos@559 530
bos@559 531 <para>You will often need to edit the <filename
bos@559 532 role="special">series</filename> file by hand, hence the
bos@559 533 support for comments and empty lines noted above. For
bos@559 534 example, you can comment out a patch temporarily, and <command
bos@559 535 role="hg-ext-mq">qpush</command> will skip over that patch
bos@559 536 when applying patches. You can also change the order in which
bos@559 537 patches are applied by reordering their entries in the
bos@559 538 <filename role="special">series</filename> file.</para>
bos@559 539
bos@559 540 <para>Placing the <filename role="special">series</filename>
bos@559 541 file under revision control is also supported; it is a good
bos@559 542 idea to place all of the patches that it refers to under
bos@559 543 revision control, as well. If you create a patch directory
bos@559 544 using the <option role="hg-ext-mq-cmd-qinit-opt">-c</option>
bos@559 545 option to <command role="hg-ext-mq">qinit</command>, this will
bos@559 546 be done for you automatically.</para>
bos@559 547
bos@559 548 </sect2>
bos@559 549 <sect2>
bos@559 550 <title>The <filename role="special">status</filename>
bos@559 551 file</title>
bos@559 552
bos@559 553 <para>The <filename role="special">status</filename> file
bos@559 554 contains the names and changeset hashes of all patches that MQ
bos@559 555 currently has applied. Unlike the <filename
bos@559 556 role="special">series</filename> file, this file is not
bos@559 557 intended for editing. You should not place this file under
bos@559 558 revision control, or modify it in any way. It is used by MQ
bos@559 559 strictly for internal book-keeping.</para>
bos@559 560
bos@559 561 </sect2>
bos@559 562 </sect1>
bos@559 563 </appendix>
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