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log-style: add a log style that is default+phase (issue3436)
There is a new style called phases style.
Usage::
hg log --style phases
Why do we need this new style - in what way is it different from or similar to
existing styles?
The new style is default + phases information. With the new phases feature the
users exhibited their desire for a new style that could help them.
Why do this need a new style - couldn't it be folded into an existing style?
The default style and the new one are about the same, the difference is the
phases tag. The users find both styles useful, this means that the both styles
must exist.
author | Iulian Stana <julian.stana@gmail.com> |
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date | Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:56:57 +0300 |
parents | 170fc0949fb6 |
children | 73066ba46ec5 |
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What are phases? ================ Phases are a system for tracking which changesets have been or should be shared. This helps prevent common mistakes when modifying history (for instance, with the mq or rebase extensions). Each changeset in a repository is in one of the following phases: - public : changeset is visible on a public server - draft : changeset is not yet published - secret : changeset should not be pushed, pulled, or cloned These phases are ordered (public < draft < secret) and no changeset can be in a lower phase than its ancestors. For instance, if a changeset is public, all its ancestors are also public. Lastly, changeset phases should only be changed towards the public phase. How are phases managed? ======================= For the most part, phases should work transparently. By default, a changeset is created in the draft phase and is moved into the public phase when it is pushed to another repository. Once changesets become public, extensions like mq and rebase will refuse to operate on them to prevent creating duplicate changesets. Phases can also be manually manipulated with the :hg:`phase` command if needed. See :hg:`help -v phase` for examples. Phases and servers ================== Normally, all servers are ``publishing`` by default. This means:: - all draft changesets that are pulled or cloned appear in phase public on the client - all draft changesets that are pushed appear as public on both client and server - secret changesets are neither pushed, pulled, or cloned .. note:: Pulling a draft changeset from a publishing server does not mark it as public on the server side due to the read-only nature of pull. Sometimes it may be desirable to push and pull changesets in the draft phase to share unfinished work. This can be done by setting a repository to disable publishing in its configuration file:: [phases] publish = False See :hg:`help config` for more information on config files. .. note:: Servers running older versions of Mercurial are treated as publishing. Examples ======== - list changesets in draft or secret phase:: hg log -r "not public()" - change all secret changesets to draft:: hg phase --draft "secret()" - forcibly move the current changeset and descendants from public to draft:: hg phase --force --draft . - show a list of changeset revision and phase:: hg log --template "{rev} {phase}\n" - resynchronize draft changesets relative to a remote repository:: hg phase -fd 'outgoing(URL)' See :hg:`help phase` for more information on manually manipulating phases.