$ cat >> $HGRCPATH << EOF
> [diff]
> git=1
> [extensions]
> absorb=
> EOF
$ sedi() { # workaround check-code
> pattern="$1"
> shift
> for i in "$@"; do
> sed "$pattern" "$i" > "$i".tmp
> mv "$i".tmp "$i"
> done
> }
rename a to b, then b to a
$ hg init repo1
$ cd repo1
$ echo 1 > a
$ hg ci -A a -m 1
$ hg mv a b
$ echo 2 >> b
$ hg ci -m 2
$ hg mv b a
$ echo 3 >> a
$ hg ci -m 3
$ hg annotate -ncf a
0 eff892de26ec a: 1
1 bf56e1f4f857 b: 2
2 0b888b00216c a: 3
$ sedi 's/$/a/' a
$ hg absorb -apq
showing changes for a
@@ -0,3 +0,3 @@
eff892d -1
bf56e1f -2
0b888b0 -3
eff892d +1a
bf56e1f +2a
0b888b0 +3a
3 changesets affected
0b888b0 3
bf56e1f 2
eff892d 1
$ hg status
$ hg annotate -ncf a
0 5d1c5620e6f2 a: 1a
1 9a14ffe67ae9 b: 2a
2 9191d121a268 a: 3a
when the first changeset is public
$ hg phase --public -r 0
$ sedi 's/a/A/' a
$ hg absorb -apq
showing changes for a
@@ -0,3 +0,3 @@
-1a
9a14ffe -2a
9191d12 -3a
+1A
9a14ffe +2A
9191d12 +3A
2 changesets affected
9191d12 3
9a14ffe 2
$ hg diff
diff --git a/a b/a
--- a/a
+++ b/a
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-1a
+1A
2A
3A
copy a to b
$ cd ..
$ hg init repo2
$ cd repo2
$ echo 1 > a
$ hg ci -A a -m 1
$ hg cp a b
$ echo 2 >> b
$ hg ci -m 2
$ hg log -T '{rev}:{node|short} {desc}\n'
1:17b72129ab68 2
0:eff892de26ec 1
$ sedi 's/$/a/' a
$ sedi 's/$/b/' b
$ hg absorb -apq
showing changes for a
@@ -0,1 +0,1 @@
eff892d -1
eff892d +1a
showing changes for b
@@ -0,2 +0,2 @@
-1
17b7212 -2
+1b
17b7212 +2b
2 changesets affected
17b7212 2
eff892d 1
$ hg diff
diff --git a/b b/b
--- a/b
+++ b/b
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-1
+1b
2b
copy b to a
$ cd ..
$ hg init repo3
$ cd repo3
$ echo 1 > b
$ hg ci -A b -m 1
$ hg cp b a
$ echo 2 >> a
$ hg ci -m 2
$ hg log -T '{rev}:{node|short} {desc}\n'
1:e62c256d8b24 2
0:55105f940d5c 1
$ sedi 's/$/a/' a
$ sedi 's/$/a/' b
$ hg absorb -apq
showing changes for a
@@ -0,2 +0,2 @@
-1
e62c256 -2
+1a
e62c256 +2a
showing changes for b
@@ -0,1 +0,1 @@
55105f9 -1
55105f9 +1a
2 changesets affected
e62c256 2
55105f9 1
$ hg diff
diff --git a/a b/a
--- a/a
+++ b/a
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-1
+1a
2a
"move" b to both a and c, follow a - sorted alphabetically
$ cd ..
$ hg init repo4
$ cd repo4
$ echo 1 > b
$ hg ci -A b -m 1
$ hg cp b a
$ hg cp b c
$ hg rm b
$ echo 2 >> a
$ echo 3 >> c
$ hg commit -m cp
$ hg log -T '{rev}:{node|short} {desc}\n'
1:366daad8e679 cp
0:55105f940d5c 1
$ sedi 's/$/a/' a
$ sedi 's/$/c/' c
$ hg absorb -apq
showing changes for a
@@ -0,2 +0,2 @@
55105f9 -1
366daad -2
55105f9 +1a
366daad +2a
showing changes for c
@@ -0,2 +0,2 @@
-1
366daad -3
+1c
366daad +3c
2 changesets affected
366daad cp
55105f9 1
$ hg log -G -p -T '{rev}:{node|short} {desc}\n'
@ 1:70606019f91b cp
| diff --git a/b b/a
| rename from b
| rename to a
| --- a/b
| +++ b/a
| @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@
| 1a
| +2a
| diff --git a/b b/c
| copy from b
| copy to c
| --- a/b
| +++ b/c
| @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@
| -1a
| +1
| +3c
|
o 0:bfb67c3539c1 1
diff --git a/b b/b
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/b
@@ -0,0 +1,1 @@
+1a
run absorb again would apply the change to c
$ hg absorb -apq
showing changes for c
@@ -0,1 +0,1 @@
7060601 -1
7060601 +1c
1 changesets affected
7060601 cp
$ hg log -G -p -T '{rev}:{node|short} {desc}\n'
@ 1:8bd536cce368 cp
| diff --git a/b b/a
| rename from b
| rename to a
| --- a/b
| +++ b/a
| @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@
| 1a
| +2a
| diff --git a/b b/c
| copy from b
| copy to c
| --- a/b
| +++ b/c
| @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@
| -1a
| +1c
| +3c
|
o 0:bfb67c3539c1 1
diff --git a/b b/b
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/b
@@ -0,0 +1,1 @@
+1a
"move" b to a, c and d, follow d if a gets renamed to e, and c is deleted
$ cd ..
$ hg init repo5
$ cd repo5
$ echo 1 > b
$ hg ci -A b -m 1
$ hg cp b a
$ hg cp b c
$ hg cp b d
$ hg rm b
$ echo 2 >> a
$ echo 3 >> c
$ echo 4 >> d
$ hg commit -m cp
$ hg mv a e
$ hg rm c
$ hg commit -m mv
$ hg log -T '{rev}:{node|short} {desc}\n'
2:49911557c471 mv
1:7bc3d43ede83 cp
0:55105f940d5c 1
$ sedi 's/$/e/' e
$ sedi 's/$/d/' d
$ hg absorb -apq
showing changes for d
@@ -0,2 +0,2 @@
55105f9 -1
7bc3d43 -4
55105f9 +1d
7bc3d43 +4d
showing changes for e
@@ -0,2 +0,2 @@
-1
7bc3d43 -2
+1e
7bc3d43 +2e
2 changesets affected
7bc3d43 cp
55105f9 1
$ hg diff
diff --git a/e b/e
--- a/e
+++ b/e
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-1
+1e
2e
$ hg log -G -p -T '{rev}:{node|short} {desc}\n'
@ 2:34be9b0c786e mv
| diff --git a/c b/c
| deleted file mode 100644
| --- a/c
| +++ /dev/null
| @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
| -1
| -3
| diff --git a/a b/e
| rename from a
| rename to e
|
o 1:13e56db5948d cp
| diff --git a/b b/a
| rename from b
| rename to a
| --- a/b
| +++ b/a
| @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@
| -1d
| +1
| +2e
| diff --git a/b b/c
| copy from b
| copy to c
| --- a/b
| +++ b/c
| @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@
| -1d
| +1
| +3
| diff --git a/b b/d
| copy from b
| copy to d
| --- a/b
| +++ b/d
| @@ -1,1 +1,2 @@
| 1d
| +4d
|
o 0:0037613a5dc6 1
diff --git a/b b/b
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/b
@@ -0,0 +1,1 @@
+1d