Mercurial: Export Diff Dialog Box

The Mercurial Export Diff dialog box enables you to export all the diffs for modified files within a given changeset. You can also use the dialog to attach the diffs to an existing issue in your repository's issue tracker.

Menu Item Description

Choose from Revisions

Select a revision from the drop-down field. Revisions are displayed containing revision numbers and corresponding changeset IDs in parentheses. Revisions are listed according to date (i.e., the most current revision is displayed by default).

Details

The following read-only fields list information that will be associated with the exported diffs.

Description

The description associated with the changeset.

Author

The author associated with the changeset.

Date

The date the changeset was created (i.e., pushed to the repository).

Specify whether you want to output the diffs to a file on your computer, or attach them to an existing issue. Select one of the two options:

Option Description

Save as File

Specify the name and location of the output file that will be generated from performing the export. Click Browse to open an explorer allowing you to navigate to a specific location on your computer.

Attach to Issue

To attach the diffs to an existing issue, you need to specify your repository's issue tracker and the issue ID. You can also indicate a description of the diff by typing a message in Patch Description.

Issue Tracker

Select the issue tracker for your project from the drop-down list. The drop-down provides you with a list of all issue trackers registered with the IDE. If the issue tracker for your project is not registered, click the New button to register the issue tracker.

Issue

Specify the issue ID. You can do this by typing in the ID, or part of the description.


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