$ mkcommit() {
> echo "$1" > "$1"
> hg add "$1"
> hg ci -m "add $1"
> }
$ getid() {
> hg id --debug -ir "desc('$1')"
> }
$ hg init tmpa
$ cd tmpa
Killing a single changeset without replacement
$ mkcommit kill_me
$ hg debugobsolete -d '0 0' `getid kill_me` -u babar
$ hg debugobsolete
97b7c2d76b1845ed3eb988cd612611e72406cef0 0 {'date': '0 0', 'user': 'babar'}
$ cd ..
Killing a single changeset with replacement
$ hg init tmpb
$ cd tmpb
$ mkcommit a
$ mkcommit b
$ mkcommit original_c
$ hg up "desc('b')"
0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
$ mkcommit new_c
created new head
$ hg debugobsolete `getid original_c` `getid new_c` -d '56 12'
$ hg debugobsolete
245bde4270cd1072a27757984f9cda8ba26f08ca cdbce2fbb16313928851e97e0d85413f3f7eb77f 0 {'date': '56 12', 'user': 'test'}
do it again (it read the obsstore before adding new changeset)
$ hg up '.^'
0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
$ mkcommit new_2_c
created new head
$ hg debugobsolete -d '1337 0' `getid new_c` `getid new_2_c`
$ hg debugobsolete
245bde4270cd1072a27757984f9cda8ba26f08ca cdbce2fbb16313928851e97e0d85413f3f7eb77f 0 {'date': '56 12', 'user': 'test'}
cdbce2fbb16313928851e97e0d85413f3f7eb77f ca819180edb99ed25ceafb3e9584ac287e240b00 0 {'date': '1337 0', 'user': 'test'}
Register two markers with a missing node
$ hg up '.^'
0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
$ mkcommit new_3_c
created new head
$ hg debugobsolete -d '1338 0' `getid new_2_c` 1337133713371337133713371337133713371337
$ hg debugobsolete -d '1339 0' 1337133713371337133713371337133713371337 `getid new_3_c`
$ hg debugobsolete
245bde4270cd1072a27757984f9cda8ba26f08ca cdbce2fbb16313928851e97e0d85413f3f7eb77f 0 {'date': '56 12', 'user': 'test'}
cdbce2fbb16313928851e97e0d85413f3f7eb77f ca819180edb99ed25ceafb3e9584ac287e240b00 0 {'date': '1337 0', 'user': 'test'}
ca819180edb99ed25ceafb3e9584ac287e240b00 1337133713371337133713371337133713371337 0 {'date': '1338 0', 'user': 'test'}
1337133713371337133713371337133713371337 5601fb93a350734d935195fee37f4054c529ff39 0 {'date': '1339 0', 'user': 'test'}