| Submitter | Nathan Goldbaum |
|---|---|
| Date | May 4, 2016, 3:47 p.m. |
| Message ID | <d36b7367dd9d67d09292.1462376867@rous2.ncsa.illinois.edu> |
| Download | mbox | patch |
| Permalink | /patch/14882/ |
| State | Superseded |
| Headers | show |
Comments
On Wed, 2016-05-04 at 10:47 -0500, Nathan Goldbaum wrote: > # HG changeset patch > # User Nathan Goldbaum <ngoldbau@illinois.edu> > # Date 1462376787 18000 > # Wed May 04 10:46:27 2016 -0500 > # Node ID d36b7367dd9d67d092922b174b035e3a217dd87c > # Parent 8eba4cdcfd810d80785c94d770a442c5bd1f9d0f > revert: mention ui.origbackuppath in the command help [snip] > Modified files are saved with a .orig suffix before reverting. > - To disable these backups, use --no-backup. > + To disable these backups, use --no-backup. It is possible to store > + the backup files in a custom direcorty relative to the root of the > + repository by setting the ``ui.origbackuppath`` configuration > + option. There's typically a xref to `hg help hgrc` whenever a command's help mentions config knobs. At least, that's how I've once or twice.
Patch
diff -r 8eba4cdcfd81 -r d36b7367dd9d mercurial/commands.py --- a/mercurial/commands.py Sun Apr 17 12:31:06 2016 +0900 +++ b/mercurial/commands.py Wed May 04 10:46:27 2016 -0500 @@ -6297,7 +6297,10 @@ def revert(ui, repo, *pats, **opts): related method. Modified files are saved with a .orig suffix before reverting. - To disable these backups, use --no-backup. + To disable these backups, use --no-backup. It is possible to store + the backup files in a custom direcorty relative to the root of the + repository by setting the ``ui.origbackuppath`` configuration + option. See :hg:`help dates` for a list of formats valid for -d/--date.