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= Strip Extension =

'''This extension is distributed with Mercurial 2.8 and later.''' For Mercurial versions older than 2.8, you can get the same functionality by enabling the MqExtension.

''Authors: Chris Mason, Pierre-Yves David''

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== Overview ==

The strip extension provides the `strip` command to remove changesets and their descendants from the repository.

== Configuration ==

Enable the extension by adding the following lines to your `.hgrc` or `Mercurial.ini`:

{{{
[extensions]
strip =
}}}

== Usage ==

To remove a changeset and its descendants from the repository:

{{{
hg strip <REV>
}}}

To remove the working directory's parent from the repository, but keep the changes from that changeset in the working directory:

{{{
hg strip --keep .
}}}

Strip is not a history-rewriting operation and can be used on public changesets.

See [[Cmd:strip | strip]] for more details.

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