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hg bundle [-f] [-t TYPE] [-a] [-r REV]... [--base REV]... FILE [DEST]
create a changegroup file
Generate a compressed changegroup file collecting changesets not known to be in another repository.
If you omit the destination repository, then hg assumes the destination will have all the nodes you specify with --base parameters. To create a bundle containing all changesets, use -a/--all (or --base null).
You can change compression method with the -t/--type option. The available compression methods are: none, bzip2, and gzip (by default, bundles are compressed using bzip2).
The bundle file can then be transferred using conventional means and applied to another repository with the unbundle or pull command. This is useful when direct push and pull are not available or when exporting an entire repository is undesirable.
Applying bundles preserves all changeset contents including permissions, copy/rename information, and revision history.
Returns 0 on success, 1 if no changes found.
options ([+] can be repeated):
| -f | --force | run even when the destination is unrelated |
| -r | --rev REV [+] | a changeset intended to be added to the destination |
| -b | --branch BRANCH [+] | a specific branch you would like to bundle |
| --base REV [+] | a base changeset assumed to be available at the destination | |
| -a | --all | bundle all changesets in the repository |
| -t | --type TYPE | bundle compression type to use (default: bzip2) |
| -e | --ssh CMD | specify ssh command to use |
| --remotecmd CMD | specify hg command to run on the remote side | |
| --insecure | do not verify server certificate (ignoring web.cacerts config) |
global options ([+] can be repeated):
| -R | --repository REPO | repository root directory or name of overlay bundle file |
| --cwd DIR | change working directory | |
| -y | --noninteractive | do not prompt, automatically pick the first choice for all prompts |
| -q | --quiet | suppress output |
| -v | --verbose | enable additional output |
| --config CONFIG [+] | set/override config option (use 'section.name=value') | |
| --debug | enable debugging output | |
| --debugger | start debugger | |
| --encoding ENCODE | set the charset encoding (default: ascii) | |
| --encodingmode MODE | set the charset encoding mode (default: strict) | |
| --traceback | always print a traceback on exception | |
| --time | time how long the command takes | |
| --profile | print command execution profile | |
| --version | output version information and exit | |
| -h | --help | display help and exit |
| --hidden | consider hidden changesets |