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= Fixrenames =

Replay old history to fix renames.

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== Status ==

'''This extension is not distributed with Mercurial.'''

''Author: '' ''MartinGeisler''

Repository: https://bitbucket.org/aragost/fixrenames/

== Overview ==

Mercurial relies on an accurate record of renames in order to do merges properly. If files have been moved around without the knowledge of Mercurial, then rename information may be missing. This extension let you redo changesets with `hg addremove` being run before each commit, it basically does
{{{
$ hg update N
$ hg revert --all --rev N+1
$ hg addremove
$ hg commit
}}}
in a loop over a range of revisions you specify. The new changesets are
identical to the old changesets, with the exception of the added rename
information.

By default, the original history is left in place, but the old heads are
closed. You can also strip away the old history or have the extension
merge the old heads into the new heads.

== Configuration ==
Configure your .hgrc to enable the extension by adding following lines:

{{{
[extensions]
fixrenames = ~/path/to/fixrenames.py
}}}

== Sponsorship ==

The work on this extension was sponsored by the University of Zurich, Switzerland.

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