Setup $ cat > $TESTTMP/pretxnchangegroup.sh << EOF > #!/bin/sh > env | grep -E "^HG_USERVAR_(DEBUG|BYPASS_REVIEW)" | sort > exit 0 > EOF $ cat >> $HGRCPATH << EOF > [hooks] > pretxnchangegroup = sh $TESTTMP/pretxnchangegroup.sh > EOF $ hg init repo $ hg clone -q repo child $ cd child Test pushing vars to repo with pushvars.server not set $ echo b > a $ hg commit -Aqm a $ hg push --pushvars "DEBUG=1" --pushvars "BYPASS_REVIEW=true" pushing to $TESTTMP/repo searching for changes adding changesets adding manifests adding file changes added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 1 files Setting pushvars.sever = true and then pushing. $ echo [push] >> $HGRCPATH $ echo "pushvars.server = true" >> $HGRCPATH $ echo b >> a $ hg commit -Aqm a $ hg push --pushvars "DEBUG=1" --pushvars "BYPASS_REVIEW=true" pushing to $TESTTMP/repo searching for changes adding changesets adding manifests adding file changes HG_USERVAR_BYPASS_REVIEW=true HG_USERVAR_DEBUG=1 added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 1 files Test pushing var with empty right-hand side $ echo b >> a $ hg commit -Aqm a $ hg push --pushvars "DEBUG=" pushing to $TESTTMP/repo searching for changes adding changesets adding manifests adding file changes HG_USERVAR_DEBUG= added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 1 files Test pushing bad vars $ echo b >> a $ hg commit -Aqm b $ hg push --pushvars "DEBUG" pushing to $TESTTMP/repo searching for changes abort: unable to parse variable 'DEBUG', should follow 'KEY=VALUE' or 'KEY=' format [255]