$ cat >> $HGRCPATH << EOF
> [extensions]
> githelp =
> EOF
$ hg init repo
$ cd repo
$ echo foo > test_file
$ mkdir dir
$ echo foo > dir/file
$ echo foo > removed_file
$ echo foo > deleted_file
$ hg add -q .
$ hg commit -m 'bar'
$ hg bookmark both
$ touch both
$ touch untracked_file
$ hg remove removed_file
$ rm deleted_file
githelp on a single command should succeed
$ hg githelp -- commit
hg commit
$ hg githelp -- git commit
hg commit
githelp should fail nicely if we don't give it arguments
$ hg githelp
abort: missing git command - usage: hg githelp -- <git command>
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$ hg githelp -- git
abort: missing git command - usage: hg githelp -- <git command>
[255]
githelp on a command with options should succeed
$ hg githelp -- commit -pm "abc"
hg commit --interactive -m 'abc'
githelp on a command with standalone unrecognized option should succeed with warning
$ hg githelp -- commit -p -v
ignoring unknown option -v
hg commit --interactive
githelp on a command with unrecognized option packed with other options should fail with error
$ hg githelp -- commit -pv
abort: unknown option v packed with other options
Please try passing the option as it's own flag: -v
[255]
githelp for git rebase --skip
$ hg githelp -- git rebase --skip
hg revert --all -r .
hg rebase --continue
githelp for git commit --amend (hg commit --amend pulls up an editor)
$ hg githelp -- commit --amend
hg commit --amend
githelp for git commit --amend --no-edit (hg amend does not pull up an editor)
$ hg githelp -- commit --amend --no-edit
hg amend
githelp for git checkout -- . (checking out a directory)
$ hg githelp -- checkout -- .
note: use --no-backup to avoid creating .orig files
hg revert .
githelp for git checkout "HEAD^" (should still work to pass a rev)
$ hg githelp -- checkout "HEAD^"
hg update .^
githelp checkout: args after -- should be treated as paths no matter what
$ hg githelp -- checkout -- HEAD
note: use --no-backup to avoid creating .orig files
hg revert HEAD
githelp for git checkout with rev and path
$ hg githelp -- checkout "HEAD^" -- file.txt
note: use --no-backup to avoid creating .orig files
hg revert -r .^ file.txt
githelp for git with rev and path, without separator
$ hg githelp -- checkout "HEAD^" file.txt
note: use --no-backup to avoid creating .orig files
hg revert -r .^ file.txt
githelp for checkout with a file as first argument
$ hg githelp -- checkout test_file
note: use --no-backup to avoid creating .orig files
hg revert test_file
githelp for checkout with a removed file as first argument
$ hg githelp -- checkout removed_file
note: use --no-backup to avoid creating .orig files
hg revert removed_file
githelp for checkout with a deleted file as first argument
$ hg githelp -- checkout deleted_file
note: use --no-backup to avoid creating .orig files
hg revert deleted_file
githelp for checkout with a untracked file as first argument
$ hg githelp -- checkout untracked_file
note: use --no-backup to avoid creating .orig files
hg revert untracked_file
githelp for checkout with a directory as first argument
$ hg githelp -- checkout dir
note: use --no-backup to avoid creating .orig files
hg revert dir
githelp for checkout when not in repo root
$ cd dir
$ hg githelp -- checkout file
note: use --no-backup to avoid creating .orig files
hg revert file
$ cd ..
githelp for checkout with an argument that is both a file and a revision
$ hg githelp -- checkout both
hg update both
githelp for checkout with the -p option
$ hg githelp -- git checkout -p xyz
hg revert -i -r xyz
$ hg githelp -- git checkout -p xyz -- abc
note: use --no-backup to avoid creating .orig files
hg revert -i -r xyz abc
githelp for checkout with the -f option and a rev
$ hg githelp -- git checkout -f xyz
hg update -C xyz
$ hg githelp -- git checkout --force xyz
hg update -C xyz
githelp for checkout with the -f option without an arg
$ hg githelp -- git checkout -f
hg revert --all
$ hg githelp -- git checkout --force
hg revert --all
githelp for grep with pattern and path
$ hg githelp -- grep shrubbery flib/intern/
hg grep shrubbery flib/intern/
githelp for reset, checking ~ in git becomes ~1 in mercurial
$ hg githelp -- reset HEAD~
hg update .~1
$ hg githelp -- reset "HEAD^"
hg update .^
$ hg githelp -- reset HEAD~3
hg update .~3
$ hg githelp -- reset --mixed HEAD
NOTE: --mixed has no meaning since Mercurial has no staging area
hg update .
$ hg githelp -- reset --soft HEAD
NOTE: --soft has no meaning since Mercurial has no staging area
hg update .
$ hg githelp -- reset --hard HEAD
hg update --clean .
githelp for git show --name-status
$ hg githelp -- git show --name-status
hg log --style status -r .
githelp for git show --pretty=format: --name-status
$ hg githelp -- git show --pretty=format: --name-status
hg status --change .
githelp for show with no arguments
$ hg githelp -- show
hg export
githelp for show with a path
$ hg githelp -- show test_file
hg cat test_file
githelp for show with not a path:
$ hg githelp -- show rev
hg export rev
githelp for show with many arguments
$ hg githelp -- show argone argtwo
hg export argone argtwo
$ hg githelp -- show test_file argone argtwo
hg cat test_file argone argtwo
githelp for show with --unified options
$ hg githelp -- show --unified=10
hg export --config diff.unified=10
$ hg githelp -- show -U100
hg export --config diff.unified=100
githelp for show with a path and --unified
$ hg githelp -- show -U20 test_file
hg cat test_file --config diff.unified=20
githelp for stash drop without name
$ hg githelp -- git stash drop
hg shelve -d <shelve name>
githelp for stash drop with name
$ hg githelp -- git stash drop xyz
hg shelve -d xyz
githelp for whatchanged should show deprecated message
$ hg githelp -- whatchanged -p
This command has been deprecated in the git project, thus isn't supported by this tool.
githelp for git branch -m renaming
$ hg githelp -- git branch -m old new
hg bookmark -m old new
When the old name is omitted, git branch -m new renames the current branch.
$ hg githelp -- git branch -m new
hg bookmark -m `hg log -T"{activebookmark}" -r .` new
Branch deletion in git strips commits
$ hg githelp -- git branch -d
hg strip -B
$ hg githelp -- git branch -d feature
hg strip -B feature -B
$ hg githelp -- git branch --delete experiment1 experiment2
hg strip -B experiment1 -B experiment2 -B
githelp for reuse message using the shorthand
$ hg githelp -- git commit -C deadbeef
hg commit -M deadbeef
githelp for reuse message using the the long version
$ hg githelp -- git commit --reuse-message deadbeef
hg commit -M deadbeef
githelp for apply with no options
$ hg githelp -- apply
hg import --no-commit
githelp for apply with directory strip custom
$ hg githelp -- apply -p 5
hg import --no-commit -p 5
git merge-base
$ hg githelp -- git merge-base --is-ancestor
ignoring unknown option --is-ancestor
NOTE: ancestors() is part of the revset language.
Learn more about revsets with 'hg help revsets'
hg log -T '{node}\n' -r 'ancestor(A,B)'
githelp for git blame
$ hg githelp -- git blame
hg annotate -udl
githelp for add
$ hg githelp -- git add
hg add
$ hg githelp -- git add -p
note: Mercurial will commit when complete, as there is no staging area in Mercurial
hg commit --interactive
$ hg githelp -- git add --all
note: use hg addremove to remove files that have been deleted.
hg add
githelp for reflog
$ hg githelp -- git reflog
hg journal
note: in hg commits can be deleted from repo but we always have backups.
$ hg githelp -- git reflog --all
hg journal --all
note: in hg commits can be deleted from repo but we always have backups.