$ cat > nlinks.py < import os, sys > for f in sorted(sys.stdin.readlines()): > f = f[:-1] > print os.lstat(f).st_nlink, f > EOF $ nlinksdir() > { > find $1 -type f | python $TESTTMP/nlinks.py > } Some implementations of cp can't create hardlinks (replaces 'cp -al' on Linux): $ cat > linkcp.py < from mercurial import util > import sys > util.copyfiles(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2], hardlink=True) > EOF $ linkcp() > { > python $TESTTMP/linkcp.py $1 $2 > } Prepare repo r1: $ mkdir r1 $ cd r1 $ hg init $ echo c1 > f1 $ hg add f1 $ hg ci -m0 $ mkdir d1 $ cd d1 $ echo c2 > f2 $ hg add f2 $ hg ci -m1 $ cd ../.. $ nlinksdir r1/.hg/store 1 r1/.hg/store/00changelog.i 1 r1/.hg/store/00manifest.i 1 r1/.hg/store/data/d1/f2.i 1 r1/.hg/store/data/f1.i 1 r1/.hg/store/fncache 1 r1/.hg/store/undo Create hardlinked clone r2: $ hg clone -U --debug r1 r2 linked 7 files Create non-hardlinked clone r3: $ hg clone --pull r1 r3 requesting all changes adding changesets adding manifests adding file changes added 2 changesets with 2 changes to 2 files updating to branch default 2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved Repos r1 and r2 should now contain hardlinked files: $ nlinksdir r1/.hg/store 2 r1/.hg/store/00changelog.i 2 r1/.hg/store/00manifest.i 2 r1/.hg/store/data/d1/f2.i 2 r1/.hg/store/data/f1.i 2 r1/.hg/store/fncache 1 r1/.hg/store/undo $ nlinksdir r2/.hg/store 2 r2/.hg/store/00changelog.i 2 r2/.hg/store/00manifest.i 2 r2/.hg/store/data/d1/f2.i 2 r2/.hg/store/data/f1.i 2 r2/.hg/store/fncache Repo r3 should not be hardlinked: $ nlinksdir r3/.hg/store 1 r3/.hg/store/00changelog.i 1 r3/.hg/store/00manifest.i 1 r3/.hg/store/data/d1/f2.i 1 r3/.hg/store/data/f1.i 1 r3/.hg/store/fncache 1 r3/.hg/store/undo Create a non-inlined filelog in r3: $ cd r3/d1 $ python -c 'for x in range(10000): print x' >> data1 $ for j in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9; do > cat data1 >> f2 > hg commit -m$j > done $ cd ../.. $ nlinksdir r3/.hg/store 1 r3/.hg/store/00changelog.i 1 r3/.hg/store/00manifest.i 1 r3/.hg/store/data/d1/f2.d 1 r3/.hg/store/data/d1/f2.i 1 r3/.hg/store/data/f1.i 1 r3/.hg/store/fncache 1 r3/.hg/store/undo Push to repo r1 should break up most hardlinks in r2: $ hg -R r2 verify checking changesets checking manifests crosschecking files in changesets and manifests checking files 2 files, 2 changesets, 2 total revisions $ cd r3 $ hg push pushing to $TESTTMP/r1 searching for changes adding changesets adding manifests adding file changes added 10 changesets with 10 changes to 1 files $ cd .. $ nlinksdir r2/.hg/store 1 r2/.hg/store/00changelog.i 1 r2/.hg/store/00manifest.i 1 r2/.hg/store/data/d1/f2.i 2 r2/.hg/store/data/f1.i 1 r2/.hg/store/fncache $ hg -R r2 verify checking changesets checking manifests crosschecking files in changesets and manifests checking files 2 files, 2 changesets, 2 total revisions $ cd r1 $ hg up 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved Committing a change to f1 in r1 must break up hardlink f1.i in r2: $ echo c1c1 >> f1 $ hg ci -m00 $ cd .. $ nlinksdir r2/.hg/store 1 r2/.hg/store/00changelog.i 1 r2/.hg/store/00manifest.i 1 r2/.hg/store/data/d1/f2.i 1 r2/.hg/store/data/f1.i 1 r2/.hg/store/fncache $ cd r3 $ hg tip --template '{rev}:{node|short}\n' 11:a6451b6bc41f $ echo bla > f1 $ hg ci -m1 $ cd .. Create hardlinked copy r4 of r3 (on Linux, we would call 'cp -al'): $ linkcp r3 r4 r4 has hardlinks in the working dir (not just inside .hg): $ nlinksdir r4 2 r4/.hg/00changelog.i 2 r4/.hg/branch 2 r4/.hg/cache/branchheads 2 r4/.hg/cache/tags 2 r4/.hg/dirstate 2 r4/.hg/hgrc 2 r4/.hg/last-message.txt 2 r4/.hg/requires 2 r4/.hg/store/00changelog.i 2 r4/.hg/store/00manifest.i 2 r4/.hg/store/data/d1/f2.d 2 r4/.hg/store/data/d1/f2.i 2 r4/.hg/store/data/f1.i 2 r4/.hg/store/fncache 2 r4/.hg/store/undo 2 r4/.hg/undo.branch 2 r4/.hg/undo.desc 2 r4/.hg/undo.dirstate 2 r4/d1/data1 2 r4/d1/f2 2 r4/f1 Update back to revision 11 in r4 should break hardlink of file f1: $ hg -R r4 up 11 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ nlinksdir r4 2 r4/.hg/00changelog.i 1 r4/.hg/branch 2 r4/.hg/cache/branchheads 2 r4/.hg/cache/tags 1 r4/.hg/dirstate 2 r4/.hg/hgrc 2 r4/.hg/last-message.txt 2 r4/.hg/requires 2 r4/.hg/store/00changelog.i 2 r4/.hg/store/00manifest.i 2 r4/.hg/store/data/d1/f2.d 2 r4/.hg/store/data/d1/f2.i 2 r4/.hg/store/data/f1.i 2 r4/.hg/store/fncache 2 r4/.hg/store/undo 2 r4/.hg/undo.branch 2 r4/.hg/undo.desc 2 r4/.hg/undo.dirstate 2 r4/d1/data1 2 r4/d1/f2 1 r4/f1 Test hardlinking outside hg: $ mkdir x $ echo foo > x/a $ linkcp x y $ echo bar >> y/a No diff if hardlink: $ diff x/a y/a Test mq hardlinking: $ echo "[extensions]" >> $HGRCPATH $ echo "mq=" >> $HGRCPATH $ hg init a $ cd a $ hg qimport -n foo - << EOF > # HG changeset patch > # Date 1 0 > diff -r 2588a8b53d66 a > --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 > +++ b/a Wed Jul 23 15:54:29 2008 +0200 > @@ -0,0 +1,1 @@ > +a > EOF adding foo to series file $ hg qpush applying foo now at: foo $ cd .. $ linkcp a b $ cd b $ hg qimport -n bar - << EOF > # HG changeset patch > # Date 2 0 > diff -r 2588a8b53d66 a > --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 > +++ b/b Wed Jul 23 15:54:29 2008 +0200 > @@ -0,0 +1,1 @@ > +b > EOF adding bar to series file $ hg qpush applying bar now at: bar $ cat .hg/patches/status 430ed4828a74fa4047bc816a25500f7472ab4bfe:foo 4e7abb4840c46a910f6d7b4d3c3fc7e5209e684c:bar $ cat .hg/patches/series foo bar $ cat ../a/.hg/patches/status 430ed4828a74fa4047bc816a25500f7472ab4bfe:foo $ cat ../a/.hg/patches/series foo Test tags hardlinking: $ hg qdel -r qbase:qtip patch foo finalized without changeset message patch bar finalized without changeset message $ hg tag -l lfoo $ hg tag foo $ cd .. $ linkcp b c $ cd c $ hg tag -l -r 0 lbar $ hg tag -r 0 bar $ cat .hgtags 4e7abb4840c46a910f6d7b4d3c3fc7e5209e684c foo 430ed4828a74fa4047bc816a25500f7472ab4bfe bar $ cat .hg/localtags 4e7abb4840c46a910f6d7b4d3c3fc7e5209e684c lfoo 430ed4828a74fa4047bc816a25500f7472ab4bfe lbar $ cat ../b/.hgtags 4e7abb4840c46a910f6d7b4d3c3fc7e5209e684c foo $ cat ../b/.hg/localtags 4e7abb4840c46a910f6d7b4d3c3fc7e5209e684c lfoo