Makewritable Extension
This extension is not distributed with Mercurial.
Author: Friedrich Kastner-Masilko
Repository: http://hg.osdn.net/view/mercurialextensions/timestamp/
Compatibility
Mercurial version x |
Extension version |
1.2 <= x < 1.3 |
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1.3 <= x < 1.4 |
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1.4 <= x < 1.7 |
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1.7 <= x < 1.9 |
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1.9 <= x < 2.7 |
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2.7 <= x < 3.3 |
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3.3 <= x < 3.7 |
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3.7 <= x |
Overview
This extension interactively removes read-only flags from files being accessed in write-mode. Normally, Mercurial would abort such operations on read-only files. The extension forces a hook/wrapping of the opener class, testing every file access for write mode and read-only flag.
Configuration
Configure your .hgrc (or Mercurial.ini on Windows) to enable the extension by adding following lines:
[extensions] makewritable = path/to/makewritable.py
This will already install the opener hook.
Usage
Whenever Mercurial attemps to open a read-only file in write-mode, you will be prompted (via the appropriate UI's prompt method) with a message similar to this:
make '/full/path/to/readonly.file' writable? [Yna?]
You can then enter one of the following commands:
y - make the file writable n - leave the file read-only, leads to aborting the write access a - make all remaining files writable without further notice ? - display help