strip: drop -b/--backup option (BC)

This option had very limited utility and counterintuitive behavior and
collided unfortunately with the much later -B option.

Normally we would no-op such a feature so as to avoid annoying existing
scripts. However, we have to weigh that against the silent misbehavior
that results when users mistakenly intended to use -B: because -b
takes no arg, the bookmark gets interpreted as a normal revision, and
gets stripped without removing the associated bookmark, while also not
backing up the revision in question. A no-op behavior or warning would only
remove the latter half of the misadventure.

The only users I can find of this feature were using it in error and
have since stopped. The few (if any) remaining users of this feature
would be better served by --no-backup.

hgext/strip.py

@@ -1,222 +1,219
 """strip changesets and their descendents from history
 
 This extension allows you to strip changesets and all their descendants from the
 repository. See the command help for details.
 """
 from mercurial.i18n import _
 from mercurial.node import nullid
 from mercurial.lock import release
 from mercurial import cmdutil, hg, scmutil, util
 from mercurial import repair, bookmarks
 
 cmdtable = {}
 command = cmdutil.command(cmdtable)
 testedwith = 'internal'
 
 def checksubstate(repo, baserev=None):
     '''return list of subrepos at a different revision than substate.
     Abort if any subrepos have uncommitted changes.'''
     inclsubs = []
     wctx = repo[None]
     if baserev:
         bctx = repo[baserev]
     else:
         bctx = wctx.parents()[0]
     for s in sorted(wctx.substate):
         if wctx.sub(s).dirty(True):
             raise util.Abort(
                 _("uncommitted changes in subrepository %s") % s)
         elif s not in bctx.substate or bctx.sub(s).dirty():
             inclsubs.append(s)
     return inclsubs
 
 def checklocalchanges(repo, force=False, excsuffix=''):
     cmdutil.checkunfinished(repo)
     m, a, r, d = repo.status()[:4]
     if not force:
         if (m or a or r or d):
             _("local changes found") # i18n tool detection
             raise util.Abort(_("local changes found" + excsuffix))
         if checksubstate(repo):
             _("local changed subrepos found") # i18n tool detection
             raise util.Abort(_("local changed subrepos found" + excsuffix))
     return m, a, r, d
 
 def strip(ui, repo, revs, update=True, backup="all", force=None, bookmark=None):
     wlock = lock = None
     try:
         wlock = repo.wlock()
         lock = repo.lock()
 
         if update:
             checklocalchanges(repo, force=force)
             urev, p2 = repo.changelog.parents(revs[0])
             if (util.safehasattr(repo, 'mq') and
                 p2 != nullid
                 and p2 in [x.node for x in repo.mq.applied]):
                 urev = p2
             hg.clean(repo, urev)
             repo.dirstate.write()
 
         repair.strip(ui, repo, revs, backup)
 
         marks = repo._bookmarks
         if bookmark:
             if bookmark == repo._bookmarkcurrent:
                 bookmarks.unsetcurrent(repo)
             del marks[bookmark]
             marks.write()
             ui.write(_("bookmark '%s' deleted\n") % bookmark)
     finally:
         release(lock, wlock)
 
 
 @command("strip",
          [
           ('r', 'rev', [], _('strip specified revision (optional, '
                                'can specify revisions without this '
                                'option)'), _('REV')),
           ('f', 'force', None, _('force removal of changesets, discard '
                                  'uncommitted changes (no backup)')),
-          ('b', 'backup', None, _('bundle only changesets with local revision'
-                                  ' number greater than REV which are not'
-                                  ' descendants of REV (DEPRECATED)')),
           ('', 'no-backup', None, _('no backups')),
           ('', 'nobackup', None, _('no backups (DEPRECATED)')),
           ('n', '', None, _('ignored  (DEPRECATED)')),
           ('k', 'keep', None, _("do not modify working copy during strip")),
           ('B', 'bookmark', '', _("remove revs only reachable from given"
                                   " bookmark"))],
           _('hg strip [-k] [-f] [-n] [-B bookmark] [-r] REV...'))
 def stripcmd(ui, repo, *revs, **opts):
     """strip changesets and all their descendants from the repository
 
     The strip command removes the specified changesets and all their
     descendants. If the working directory has uncommitted changes, the
     operation is aborted unless the --force flag is supplied, in which
     case changes will be discarded.
 
     If a parent of the working directory is stripped, then the working
     directory will automatically be updated to the most recent
     available ancestor of the stripped parent after the operation
     completes.
 
     Any stripped changesets are stored in ``.hg/strip-backup`` as a
     bundle (see :hg:`help bundle` and :hg:`help unbundle`). They can
     be restored by running :hg:`unbundle .hg/strip-backup/BUNDLE`,
     where BUNDLE is the bundle file created by the strip. Note that
     the local revision numbers will in general be different after the
     restore.
 
     Use the --no-backup option to discard the backup bundle once the
     operation completes.
 
     Strip is not a history-rewriting operation and can be used on
     changesets in the public phase. But if the stripped changesets have
     been pushed to a remote repository you will likely pull them again.
 
     Return 0 on success.
     """
     backup = 'all'
     if opts.get('backup'):
         backup = 'strip'
     elif opts.get('no_backup') or opts.get('nobackup'):
         backup = 'none'
 
     cl = repo.changelog
     revs = list(revs) + opts.get('rev')
     revs = set(scmutil.revrange(repo, revs))
 
     wlock = repo.wlock()
     try:
         if opts.get('bookmark'):
             mark = opts.get('bookmark')
             marks = repo._bookmarks
             if mark not in marks:
                 raise util.Abort(_("bookmark '%s' not found") % mark)
 
             # If the requested bookmark is not the only one pointing to a
             # a revision we have to only delete the bookmark and not strip
             # anything. revsets cannot detect that case.
             uniquebm = True
             for m, n in marks.iteritems():
                 if m != mark and n == repo[mark].node():
                     uniquebm = False
                     break
             if uniquebm:
                 rsrevs = repo.revs("ancestors(bookmark(%s)) - "
                                    "ancestors(head() and not bookmark(%s)) - "
                                    "ancestors(bookmark() and not bookmark(%s))",
                                    mark, mark, mark)
                 revs.update(set(rsrevs))
             if not revs:
                 del marks[mark]
                 marks.write()
                 ui.write(_("bookmark '%s' deleted\n") % mark)
 
         if not revs:
             raise util.Abort(_('empty revision set'))
 
         descendants = set(cl.descendants(revs))
         strippedrevs = revs.union(descendants)
         roots = revs.difference(descendants)
 
         update = False
         # if one of the wdir parent is stripped we'll need
         # to update away to an earlier revision
         for p in repo.dirstate.parents():
             if p != nullid and cl.rev(p) in strippedrevs:
                 update = True
                 break
 
         rootnodes = set(cl.node(r) for r in roots)
 
         q = getattr(repo, 'mq', None)
         if q is not None and q.applied:
             # refresh queue state if we're about to strip
             # applied patches
             if cl.rev(repo.lookup('qtip')) in strippedrevs:
                 q.applieddirty = True
                 start = 0
                 end = len(q.applied)
                 for i, statusentry in enumerate(q.applied):
                     if statusentry.node in rootnodes:
                         # if one of the stripped roots is an applied
                         # patch, only part of the queue is stripped
                         start = i
                         break
                 del q.applied[start:end]
                 q.savedirty()
 
         revs = sorted(rootnodes)
         if update and opts.get('keep'):
             urev, p2 = repo.changelog.parents(revs[0])
             if (util.safehasattr(repo, 'mq') and p2 != nullid
                 and p2 in [x.node for x in repo.mq.applied]):
                 urev = p2
             uctx = repo[urev]
 
             # only reset the dirstate for files that would actually change
             # between the working context and uctx
             descendantrevs = repo.revs("%s::." % uctx.rev())
             changedfiles = []
             for rev in descendantrevs:
                 # blindly reset the files, regardless of what actually changed
                 changedfiles.extend(repo[rev].files())
 
             # reset files that only changed in the dirstate too
             dirstate = repo.dirstate
             dirchanges = [f for f in dirstate if dirstate[f] != 'n']
             changedfiles.extend(dirchanges)
 
             repo.dirstate.rebuild(urev, uctx.manifest(), changedfiles)
             repo.dirstate.write()
             update = False
 
 
         strip(ui, repo, revs, backup=backup, update=update,
               force=opts.get('force'), bookmark=opts.get('bookmark'))
     finally:
         wlock.release()
 
     return 0

tests/test-strip.t

@@ -1,527 +1,551
   $ echo "[extensions]" >> $HGRCPATH
   $ echo "strip=" >> $HGRCPATH
 
   $ restore() {
   >     hg unbundle -q .hg/strip-backup/*
   >     rm .hg/strip-backup/*
   > }
   $ teststrip() {
   >     hg up -C $1
   >     echo % before update $1, strip $2
   >     hg parents
   >     hg --traceback strip $2
   >     echo % after update $1, strip $2
   >     hg parents
   >     restore
   > }
 
   $ hg init test
   $ cd test
 
   $ echo foo > bar
   $ hg ci -Ama
   adding bar
 
   $ echo more >> bar
   $ hg ci -Amb
 
   $ echo blah >> bar
   $ hg ci -Amc
 
   $ hg up 1
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   $ echo blah >> bar
   $ hg ci -Amd
   created new head
 
   $ echo final >> bar
   $ hg ci -Ame
 
   $ hg log
   changeset:   4:443431ffac4f
   tag:         tip
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     e
   
   changeset:   3:65bd5f99a4a3
   parent:      1:ef3a871183d7
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     d
   
   changeset:   2:264128213d29
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     c
   
   changeset:   1:ef3a871183d7
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     b
   
   changeset:   0:9ab35a2d17cb
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     a
   
 
   $ teststrip 4 4
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   % before update 4, strip 4
   changeset:   4:443431ffac4f
   tag:         tip
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     e
   
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/test/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
   % after update 4, strip 4
   changeset:   3:65bd5f99a4a3
   tag:         tip
   parent:      1:ef3a871183d7
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     d
   
   $ teststrip 4 3
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   % before update 4, strip 3
   changeset:   4:443431ffac4f
   tag:         tip
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     e
   
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/test/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
   % after update 4, strip 3
   changeset:   1:ef3a871183d7
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     b
   
   $ teststrip 1 4
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   % before update 1, strip 4
   changeset:   1:ef3a871183d7
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     b
   
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/test/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
   % after update 1, strip 4
   changeset:   1:ef3a871183d7
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     b
   
   $ teststrip 4 2
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   % before update 4, strip 2
   changeset:   4:443431ffac4f
   tag:         tip
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     e
   
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/test/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
   % after update 4, strip 2
   changeset:   3:443431ffac4f
   tag:         tip
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     e
   
   $ teststrip 4 1
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   % before update 4, strip 1
   changeset:   4:264128213d29
   tag:         tip
   parent:      1:ef3a871183d7
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     c
   
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/test/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
   % after update 4, strip 1
   changeset:   0:9ab35a2d17cb
   tag:         tip
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     a
   
   $ teststrip null 4
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   % before update null, strip 4
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/test/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
   % after update null, strip 4
 
   $ hg log
   changeset:   4:264128213d29
   tag:         tip
   parent:      1:ef3a871183d7
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     c
   
   changeset:   3:443431ffac4f
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     e
   
   changeset:   2:65bd5f99a4a3
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     d
   
   changeset:   1:ef3a871183d7
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     b
   
   changeset:   0:9ab35a2d17cb
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     a
   
 
   $ hg up -C 2
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   $ hg merge 4
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   (branch merge, don't forget to commit)
 
 before strip of merge parent
 
   $ hg parents
   changeset:   2:65bd5f99a4a3
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     d
   
   changeset:   4:264128213d29
   tag:         tip
   parent:      1:ef3a871183d7
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     c
   
   $ hg strip 4
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/test/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
 after strip of merge parent
 
   $ hg parents
   changeset:   1:ef3a871183d7
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     b
   
   $ restore
 
   $ hg up
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   $ hg log -G
   @  changeset:   4:264128213d29
   |  tag:         tip
   |  parent:      1:ef3a871183d7
   |  user:        test
   |  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   |  summary:     c
   |
   | o  changeset:   3:443431ffac4f
   | |  user:        test
   | |  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   | |  summary:     e
   | |
   | o  changeset:   2:65bd5f99a4a3
   |/   user:        test
   |    date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   |    summary:     d
   |
   o  changeset:   1:ef3a871183d7
   |  user:        test
   |  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   |  summary:     b
   |
   o  changeset:   0:9ab35a2d17cb
      user:        test
      date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
      summary:     a
   
 
 2 is parent of 3, only one strip should happen
 
   $ hg strip "roots(2)" 3
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/test/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
   $ hg log -G
   @  changeset:   2:264128213d29
   |  tag:         tip
   |  user:        test
   |  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   |  summary:     c
   |
   o  changeset:   1:ef3a871183d7
   |  user:        test
   |  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   |  summary:     b
   |
   o  changeset:   0:9ab35a2d17cb
      user:        test
      date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
      summary:     a
   
   $ restore
   $ hg log -G
   o  changeset:   4:443431ffac4f
   |  tag:         tip
   |  user:        test
   |  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   |  summary:     e
   |
   o  changeset:   3:65bd5f99a4a3
   |  parent:      1:ef3a871183d7
   |  user:        test
   |  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   |  summary:     d
   |
   | @  changeset:   2:264128213d29
   |/   user:        test
   |    date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   |    summary:     c
   |
   o  changeset:   1:ef3a871183d7
   |  user:        test
   |  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   |  summary:     b
   |
   o  changeset:   0:9ab35a2d17cb
      user:        test
      date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
      summary:     a
   
 
 2 different branches: 2 strips
 
   $ hg strip 2 4
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/test/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
   $ hg log -G
   o  changeset:   2:65bd5f99a4a3
   |  tag:         tip
   |  user:        test
   |  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   |  summary:     d
   |
   @  changeset:   1:ef3a871183d7
   |  user:        test
   |  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   |  summary:     b
   |
   o  changeset:   0:9ab35a2d17cb
      user:        test
      date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
      summary:     a
   
   $ restore
 
 2 different branches and a common ancestor: 1 strip
 
   $ hg strip 1 "2|4"
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/test/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
   $ restore
 
 verify fncache is kept up-to-date
 
   $ touch a
   $ hg ci -qAm a
   $ cat .hg/store/fncache | sort
   data/a.i
   data/bar.i
   $ hg strip tip
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/test/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
   $ cat .hg/store/fncache
   data/bar.i
 
 stripping an empty revset
 
   $ hg strip "1 and not 1"
   abort: empty revision set
   [255]
 
 remove branchy history for qimport tests
 
   $ hg strip 3
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/test/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
 
 strip of applied mq should cleanup status file
 
   $ echo "mq=" >> $HGRCPATH
   $ hg up -C 3
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   $ echo fooagain >> bar
   $ hg ci -mf
   $ hg qimport -r tip:2
 
 applied patches before strip
 
   $ hg qapplied
   2.diff
   3.diff
   4.diff
 
 stripping revision in queue
 
   $ hg strip 3
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/test/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
 applied patches after stripping rev in queue
 
   $ hg qapplied
   2.diff
 
 stripping ancestor of queue
 
   $ hg strip 1
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/test/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
 applied patches after stripping ancestor of queue
 
   $ hg qapplied
 
 Verify strip protects against stripping wc parent when there are uncommitted mods
 
   $ echo b > b
   $ hg add b
   $ hg ci -m 'b'
   $ hg log --graph
   @  changeset:   1:7519abd79d14
   |  tag:         tip
   |  user:        test
   |  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   |  summary:     b
   |
   o  changeset:   0:9ab35a2d17cb
      user:        test
      date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
      summary:     a
   
 
   $ echo c > b
   $ echo c > bar
   $ hg strip tip
   abort: local changes found
   [255]
   $ hg strip tip --keep
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/test/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
   $ hg log --graph
   @  changeset:   0:9ab35a2d17cb
      tag:         tip
      user:        test
      date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
      summary:     a
   
   $ hg status
   M bar
   ? b
 
 Strip adds, removes, modifies with --keep
 
   $ touch b
   $ hg add b
   $ hg commit -mb
   $ touch c
 
 ... with a clean working dir
 
   $ hg add c
   $ hg rm bar
   $ hg commit -mc
   $ hg status
   $ hg strip --keep tip
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/test/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
   $ hg status
   ! bar
   ? c
 
 ... with a dirty working dir
 
   $ hg add c
   $ hg rm bar
   $ hg commit -mc
   $ hg status
   $ echo b > b
   $ echo d > d
   $ hg strip --keep tip
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/test/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
   $ hg status
   M b
   ! bar
   ? c
   ? d
   $ cd ..
 
 stripping many nodes on a complex graph (issue3299)
 
   $ hg init issue3299
   $ cd issue3299
   $ hg debugbuilddag '@a.:a@b.:b.:x<a@a.:a<b@b.:b<a@a.:a'
   $ hg strip 'not ancestors(x)'
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/issue3299/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
 
 test hg strip -B bookmark
 
   $ cd ..
   $ hg init bookmarks
   $ cd bookmarks
   $ hg debugbuilddag '..<2.*1/2:m<2+3:c<m+3:a<2.:b'
   $ hg bookmark -r 'a' 'todelete'
   $ hg bookmark -r 'b' 'B'
   $ hg bookmark -r 'b' 'nostrip'
   $ hg bookmark -r 'c' 'delete'
   $ hg up -C todelete
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   (activating bookmark todelete)
   $ hg strip -B nostrip
   bookmark 'nostrip' deleted
   abort: empty revision set
   [255]
   $ hg strip -B todelete
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/bookmarks/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
   bookmark 'todelete' deleted
   $ hg id -ir dcbb326fdec2
   abort: unknown revision 'dcbb326fdec2'!
   [255]
   $ hg id -ir d62d843c9a01
   d62d843c9a01
   $ hg bookmarks
      B                         9:ff43616e5d0f
      delete                    6:2702dd0c91e7
   $ hg strip -B delete
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/bookmarks/.hg/strip-backup/*-backup.hg (glob)
   bookmark 'delete' deleted
   $ hg id -ir 6:2702dd0c91e7
   abort: unknown revision '2702dd0c91e7'!
   [255]
   $ hg update B
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   (activating bookmark B)
   $ echo a > a
   $ hg add a
   $ hg strip -B B
   abort: local changes found
   [255]
   $ hg bookmarks
    * B                         6:ff43616e5d0f
 
-  $ cd ..
+Make sure no one adds back a -b option:
+
+  $ hg strip -b tip
+  hg strip: option -b not recognized
+  hg strip [-k] [-f] [-n] [-B bookmark] [-r] REV...
+  
+  strip changesets and all their descendants from the repository
+  
+  use "hg help -e strip" to show help for the strip extension
+  
+  options:
+  
+   -r --rev REV [+]    strip specified revision (optional, can specify revisions
+                       without this option)
+   -f --force          force removal of changesets, discard uncommitted changes
+                       (no backup)
+      --no-backup      no backups
+   -k --keep           do not modify working copy during strip
+   -B --bookmark VALUE remove revs only reachable from given bookmark
+      --mq             operate on patch repository
+  
+  [+] marked option can be specified multiple times
+  
+  use "hg help strip" to show the full help text
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