Require a destination $ cat >> $HGRCPATH < [extensions] > rebase = > [commands] > rebase.requiredest = True > EOF $ hg init repo $ cd repo $ echo a >> a $ hg commit -qAm aa $ echo b >> b $ hg commit -qAm bb $ hg up ".^" 0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ echo c >> c $ hg commit -qAm cc $ hg rebase abort: you must specify a destination (use: hg rebase -d REV) [255] $ hg rebase -d 1 rebasing 2:5db65b93a12b "cc" (tip) saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/repo/.hg/strip-backup/5db65b93a12b-4fb789ec-rebase.hg (glob) $ hg rebase -d 0 -r . -q $ HGPLAIN=1 hg rebase rebasing 2:889b0bc6a730 "cc" (tip) saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/repo/.hg/strip-backup/889b0bc6a730-41ec4f81-rebase.hg (glob) $ hg rebase -d 0 -r . -q $ hg --config commands.rebase.requiredest=False rebase rebasing 2:279de9495438 "cc" (tip) saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/repo/.hg/strip-backup/279de9495438-ab0a5128-rebase.hg (glob) Requiring dest should not break continue or other rebase options $ hg up 1 -q $ echo d >> c $ hg commit -qAm dc $ hg log -G -T '{rev} {desc}' @ 3 dc | | o 2 cc |/ o 1 bb | o 0 aa $ hg rebase -d 2 rebasing 3:0537f6b50def "dc" (tip) merging c warning: conflicts while merging c! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark') unresolved conflicts (see hg resolve, then hg rebase --continue) [1] $ echo d > c $ hg resolve --mark --all (no more unresolved files) continue: hg rebase --continue $ hg rebase --continue rebasing 3:0537f6b50def "dc" (tip) saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/repo/.hg/strip-backup/0537f6b50def-be4c7386-rebase.hg (glob) $ cd .. Check rebase.requiredest interaction with pull --rebase $ hg clone repo clone updating to branch default 3 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ cd repo $ echo e > e $ hg commit -qAm ee $ cd .. $ cd clone $ echo f > f $ hg commit -qAm ff $ hg pull --rebase abort: rebase destination required by configuration (use hg pull followed by hg rebase -d DEST) [255]