Mercurial: Switch Branch In Repository Dialog Box
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The Switch Branch In Repository dialog box enables you to switch the branch that your working directory is on to a branch that already exists in your repository.
You access this dialog box by selecting a versioned project, file or folder and either:
- choose Team > Mercurial > Branch > Switch Branch from the main menu.
- right-click the selected item and choose Mercurial > Branch > Switch Branch.
To switch a branch:
- In the Choose from Branches list, specify the branch you want to switch to.
- (Optional) Specify your filtering criteria in the Filter text field to filter the displayed branches.
- Review information specific to the branch in the following fields:
- Author: Name of a person who committed the revision.
- Date: Date when a commit was made.
- Description: A message specified during the commit of the revision.
- (Optional) Select the Do a Forced Update option to switch to a selected branch even if your local changes
are lost.
- Click Switch.
Note:
- The name of the branch you have switched to is displayed in a label that follows the project name. Choose View > Show Versioning Labels from the main menu to display a label.
- See Also
- About Mercurial Support
- Mercurial Tasks: Quick Reference
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