Create configuration $ echo "[ui]" >> $HGRCPATH $ echo "interactive=true" >> $HGRCPATH help qrefresh (no record) $ echo "[extensions]" >> $HGRCPATH $ echo "mq=" >> $HGRCPATH $ hg help qrefresh hg qrefresh [-I] [-X] [-e] [-m TEXT] [-l FILE] [-s] [FILE]... update the current patch If any file patterns are provided, the refreshed patch will contain only the modifications that match those patterns; the remaining modifications will remain in the working directory. If -s/--short is specified, files currently included in the patch will be refreshed just like matched files and remain in the patch. If -e/--edit is specified, Mercurial will start your configured editor for you to enter a message. In case qrefresh fails, you will find a backup of your message in ".hg/last-message.txt". hg add/remove/copy/rename work as usual, though you might want to use git- style patches (-g/--git or [diff] git=1) to track copies and renames. See the diffs help topic for more information on the git diff format. Returns 0 on success. options ([+] can be repeated): -e --edit invoke editor on commit messages -g --git use git extended diff format -s --short refresh only files already in the patch and specified files -U --currentuser add/update author field in patch with current user -u --user USER add/update author field in patch with given user -D --currentdate add/update date field in patch with current date -d --date DATE add/update date field in patch with given date -I --include PATTERN [+] include names matching the given patterns -X --exclude PATTERN [+] exclude names matching the given patterns -m --message TEXT use text as commit message -l --logfile FILE read commit message from file (some details hidden, use --verbose to show complete help) help qrefresh (record) $ echo "record=" >> $HGRCPATH $ hg help qrefresh hg qrefresh [-I] [-X] [-e] [-m TEXT] [-l FILE] [-s] [FILE]... update the current patch If any file patterns are provided, the refreshed patch will contain only the modifications that match those patterns; the remaining modifications will remain in the working directory. If -s/--short is specified, files currently included in the patch will be refreshed just like matched files and remain in the patch. If -e/--edit is specified, Mercurial will start your configured editor for you to enter a message. In case qrefresh fails, you will find a backup of your message in ".hg/last-message.txt". hg add/remove/copy/rename work as usual, though you might want to use git- style patches (-g/--git or [diff] git=1) to track copies and renames. See the diffs help topic for more information on the git diff format. Returns 0 on success. options ([+] can be repeated): -e --edit invoke editor on commit messages -g --git use git extended diff format -s --short refresh only files already in the patch and specified files -U --currentuser add/update author field in patch with current user -u --user USER add/update author field in patch with given user -D --currentdate add/update date field in patch with current date -d --date DATE add/update date field in patch with given date -I --include PATTERN [+] include names matching the given patterns -X --exclude PATTERN [+] exclude names matching the given patterns -m --message TEXT use text as commit message -l --logfile FILE read commit message from file -i --interactive interactively select changes to refresh (some details hidden, use --verbose to show complete help) $ hg init a $ cd a Base commit $ cat > 1.txt < 1 > 2 > 3 > 4 > 5 > EOF $ cat > 2.txt < a > b > c > d > e > f > EOF $ mkdir dir $ cat > dir/a.txt < hello world > > someone > up > there > loves > me > EOF $ hg add 1.txt 2.txt dir/a.txt $ hg commit -m aaa $ hg qrecord --config ui.interactive=false patch abort: running non-interactively, use qnew instead [255] $ hg qnew -i --config ui.interactive=false patch abort: running non-interactively [255] $ hg qnew -d '0 0' patch Changing files $ sed -e 's/2/2 2/;s/4/4 4/' 1.txt > 1.txt.new $ sed -e 's/b/b b/' 2.txt > 2.txt.new $ sed -e 's/hello world/hello world!/' dir/a.txt > dir/a.txt.new $ mv -f 1.txt.new 1.txt $ mv -f 2.txt.new 2.txt $ mv -f dir/a.txt.new dir/a.txt Whole diff $ hg diff --nodates diff -r ed27675cb5df 1.txt --- a/1.txt +++ b/1.txt @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ 1 -2 +2 2 3 -4 +4 4 5 diff -r ed27675cb5df 2.txt --- a/2.txt +++ b/2.txt @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ a -b +b b c d e diff -r ed27675cb5df dir/a.txt --- a/dir/a.txt +++ b/dir/a.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -hello world +hello world! someone up partial qrefresh $ hg qrefresh -i --config ui.interactive=false abort: running non-interactively [255] $ hg qrefresh -i -d '0 0' < y > y > n > y > y > n > EOF diff --git a/1.txt b/1.txt 2 hunks, 2 lines changed examine changes to '1.txt'? [Ynesfdaq?] y @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ 1 -2 +2 2 3 record change 1/4 to '1.txt'? [Ynesfdaq?] y @@ -3,3 +3,3 @@ 3 -4 +4 4 5 record change 2/4 to '1.txt'? [Ynesfdaq?] n diff --git a/2.txt b/2.txt 1 hunks, 1 lines changed examine changes to '2.txt'? [Ynesfdaq?] y @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ a -b +b b c d e record change 3/4 to '2.txt'? [Ynesfdaq?] y diff --git a/dir/a.txt b/dir/a.txt 1 hunks, 1 lines changed examine changes to 'dir/a.txt'? [Ynesfdaq?] n After partial qrefresh 'tip' $ hg tip -p changeset: 1:0738af1a8211 tag: patch tag: qbase tag: qtip tag: tip user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 summary: [mq]: patch diff -r 1fd39ab63a33 -r 0738af1a8211 1.txt --- a/1.txt Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/1.txt Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ 1 -2 +2 2 3 4 5 diff -r 1fd39ab63a33 -r 0738af1a8211 2.txt --- a/2.txt Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/2.txt Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ a -b +b b c d e After partial qrefresh 'diff' $ hg diff --nodates diff -r 0738af1a8211 1.txt --- a/1.txt +++ b/1.txt @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ 1 2 2 3 -4 +4 4 5 diff -r 0738af1a8211 dir/a.txt --- a/dir/a.txt +++ b/dir/a.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -hello world +hello world! someone up qrefresh interactively everything else $ hg qrefresh -i -d '0 0' < y > y > y > y > EOF diff --git a/1.txt b/1.txt 1 hunks, 1 lines changed examine changes to '1.txt'? [Ynesfdaq?] y @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ 1 2 2 3 -4 +4 4 5 record change 1/2 to '1.txt'? [Ynesfdaq?] y diff --git a/dir/a.txt b/dir/a.txt 1 hunks, 1 lines changed examine changes to 'dir/a.txt'? [Ynesfdaq?] y @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -hello world +hello world! someone up record change 2/2 to 'dir/a.txt'? [Ynesfdaq?] y After final qrefresh 'tip' $ hg tip -p changeset: 1:2c3f66afeed9 tag: patch tag: qbase tag: qtip tag: tip user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 summary: [mq]: patch diff -r 1fd39ab63a33 -r 2c3f66afeed9 1.txt --- a/1.txt Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/1.txt Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ 1 -2 +2 2 3 -4 +4 4 5 diff -r 1fd39ab63a33 -r 2c3f66afeed9 2.txt --- a/2.txt Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/2.txt Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ a -b +b b c d e diff -r 1fd39ab63a33 -r 2c3f66afeed9 dir/a.txt --- a/dir/a.txt Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/dir/a.txt Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -hello world +hello world! someone up After qrefresh 'diff' $ hg diff --nodates $ cd ..