add split example
diff --git a/docs/evolve-faq.rst b/docs/evolve-faq.rst --- a/docs/evolve-faq.rst +++ b/docs/evolve-faq.rst @@ -93,10 +93,25 @@ Collapse changesets: ``amend`` you can use amend -c to collapse multiple changeset in a single one. -Split changesets? +Split changesets ----------------------- -**TODO: Is it possible to split changesets, for example with record or crecord?** +There is no official command to split a changeset. However is it easily achieved +by manual operation:: + + ### you want to split changeset A: 42 + # update to A parent + $ hg up 42^ + # restore content from A + $ hg revert -r 42 --all + # partially commit the first part + $ hg record + # commit the second part + $ hg commit + # informs mercurial of what appened + # current changeset (.) and previous one (.) replace A (42) + $ hg kill --new . --new .^ 42 + Move multiple changesets: ``rebase`` ------------------------------------------------------------