$ cat >> $HGRCPATH < [extensions] > convert = > [convert] > hg.saverev = yes > EOF $ glog() > { > hg -R "$1" log -G --template '{rev} "{desc}" files: {files}\n' > } $ hg init source $ cd source $ echo a > a $ echo b > b $ echo f > f $ hg ci -d '0 0' -qAm '0: add a b f' $ echo c > c $ hg move f d $ hg ci -d '1 0' -qAm '1: add c, move f to d' $ hg copy a e $ echo b >> b $ hg ci -d '2 0' -qAm '2: copy e from a, change b' $ hg up -C 0 2 files updated, 0 files merged, 3 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ echo a >> a $ hg ci -d '3 0' -qAm '3: change a' $ hg merge merging a and e to e 3 files updated, 1 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved (branch merge, don't forget to commit) $ hg ci -d '4 0' -qAm '4: merge 2 and 3' $ echo a >> a $ hg ci -d '5 0' -qAm '5: change a' $ cd .. Convert from null revision $ hg convert --config convert.hg.startrev=null source full initializing destination full repository scanning source... sorting... converting... 5 0: add a b f 4 1: add c, move f to d 3 2: copy e from a, change b 2 3: change a 1 4: merge 2 and 3 0 5: change a $ glog full o 5 "5: change a" files: a | o 4 "4: merge 2 and 3" files: e f |\ | o 3 "3: change a" files: a | | o | 2 "2: copy e from a, change b" files: b e | | o | 1 "1: add c, move f to d" files: c d f |/ o 0 "0: add a b f" files: a b f $ rm -Rf full Convert from zero revision $ hg convert --config convert.hg.startrev=0 source full initializing destination full repository scanning source... sorting... converting... 5 0: add a b f 4 1: add c, move f to d 3 2: copy e from a, change b 2 3: change a 1 4: merge 2 and 3 0 5: change a $ glog full o 5 "5: change a" files: a | o 4 "4: merge 2 and 3" files: e f |\ | o 3 "3: change a" files: a | | o | 2 "2: copy e from a, change b" files: b e | | o | 1 "1: add c, move f to d" files: c d f |/ o 0 "0: add a b f" files: a b f Convert from merge parent $ hg convert --config convert.hg.startrev=1 source conv1 initializing destination conv1 repository scanning source... sorting... converting... 3 1: add c, move f to d 2 2: copy e from a, change b 1 4: merge 2 and 3 0 5: change a $ glog conv1 o 3 "5: change a" files: a | o 2 "4: merge 2 and 3" files: a e | o 1 "2: copy e from a, change b" files: b e | o 0 "1: add c, move f to d" files: a b c d $ cd conv1 $ hg up -q Check copy preservation $ hg st -C --change 2 e M e $ hg st -C --change 1 e A e a $ hg st -C --change 0 a A a (It seems like a bug in log that the following doesn't show rev 1.) $ hg log --follow --copies e changeset: 2:82bbac3d2cf4 user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:04 1970 +0000 summary: 4: merge 2 and 3 changeset: 0:23c3be426dce user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:01 1970 +0000 summary: 1: add c, move f to d Check copy removal on missing parent $ hg log --follow --copies d changeset: 0:23c3be426dce user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:01 1970 +0000 summary: 1: add c, move f to d $ hg cat -r tip a b a a a b b $ hg -q verify $ cd .. Convert from merge $ hg convert --config convert.hg.startrev=4 source conv4 initializing destination conv4 repository scanning source... sorting... converting... 1 4: merge 2 and 3 0 5: change a $ glog conv4 o 1 "5: change a" files: a | o 0 "4: merge 2 and 3" files: a b c d e $ cd conv4 $ hg up -C 5 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ hg cat -r tip a b a a a b b $ hg -q verify $ cd .. Convert from revset in convert.hg.revs $ hg convert --config convert.hg.revs='3:4+0' source revsetrepo initializing destination revsetrepo repository scanning source... sorting... converting... 2 0: add a b f 1 3: change a 0 4: merge 2 and 3 $ glog revsetrepo o 2 "4: merge 2 and 3" files: b c d e f | o 1 "3: change a" files: a | o 0 "0: add a b f" files: a b f Convert from specified revs $ hg convert --rev 3 --rev 2 source multiplerevs initializing destination multiplerevs repository scanning source... sorting... converting... 3 0: add a b f 2 1: add c, move f to d 1 2: copy e from a, change b 0 3: change a $ glog multiplerevs o 3 "3: change a" files: a | | o 2 "2: copy e from a, change b" files: b e | | | o 1 "1: add c, move f to d" files: c d f |/ o 0 "0: add a b f" files: a b f Convert in multiple steps that doesn't overlap - the link to the parent is preserved anyway $ hg convert --config convert.hg.revs=::1 source multistep initializing destination multistep repository scanning source... sorting... converting... 1 0: add a b f 0 1: add c, move f to d $ hg convert --config convert.hg.revs=2 source multistep scanning source... sorting... converting... 0 2: copy e from a, change b $ glog multistep o 2 "2: copy e from a, change b" files: b e | o 1 "1: add c, move f to d" files: c d f | o 0 "0: add a b f" files: a b f