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Revert the effect of an earlier changeset in Mercurial
Answer:
In Mercurial, if you want to revert the effect of an earlier changeset, even the changes have been pushed to remote, it is still possible with the hg backout command.
1. Find the revision you want to backout using hg log
# hg log
2. Assume you want to backout to the revision 99, then you can
# hg backout -r 99
Show ignored files in Mercurial
Answer:
To show list of files are currently ignored by Mercurial, e.g. to check if your .hgignore is working.
You can use the following command in your working repository:
# hg st -i
Setting up a username in Mercurial
Answer:
To setup your Mercurial's username, you need to create the file .hgrc in your home folder,
e.g.
# touch ~/.hgrc
And add the following lines:
[ui]
username = John Doe <[email protected]>Clone a remote Mercurial repository over SSH
Answer:
To clone a remote Mercurial repository over SSH, is easy with the following command.
E.g.
# hg clone ssh://john@remote-host//remote-folder /local-folder
The key is the double slash //
That's it.
Do not save backup copies of files when doing revert in Mercurial
Answer:
When you want to revert your local changes by executing the command "hg revert filename", Mercurial will save your changes in the file "filename.orig".
To skip this, use the option - "--no-backup"
E.g.
# hg revert --no-backup filename
