HgErase

A GUI tool for removing committed files from a Mercurial repo's history.

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HgErase v1.0 for Windows (July 2014)

Overview

HgErase provides a simple way to remove files from a Mercurial repository, including files which were committed long ago in the repo's history.

To use HgErase, you need to specify three parameters:

1. Source Repo

• A folder which contains a valid .hg subfolder
• You should commit and back up this repo!

2. Committed Files/Folders to Remove

• A list of undesired files and subfolders
• Enter one (relative) path per line
• Wildcards and regular expressions are not allowed
• You can load this list from an external file

3. Destination

• Generate a new repo in a new folder, or replace the original
• If you replace the original, a backup copy will be saved

This should never corrupt your repositories, because the processing is handled by Mercurial's built-in convert extension. HgErase just makes it easier for you by automating the creation of a filemap, enabling the convert extension, running hg with the proper parameters, and renaming your generated (and backed-up) repo folders.

HgErase is currently available for Windows only.
This software is free to use at your own risk.
Always back up your projects!

About

HgErase is developed by R. Touk (email)