$ hg init repo

  $ cd repo

New file:

  $ hg import -d "1000000 0" -mnew - <<EOF

  > diff --git a/new b/new

  > new file mode 100644

  > index 0000000..7898192

  > --- /dev/null

  > +++ b/new

  > @@ -0,0 +1 @@

  > +a

  > EOF

  applying patch from stdin

  $ hg tip -q

  0:ae3ee40d2079

New empty file:

  $ hg import -d "1000000 0" -mempty - <<EOF

  > diff --git a/empty b/empty

  > new file mode 100644

  > EOF

  applying patch from stdin

  $ hg tip -q

  1:ab199dc869b5

  $ hg locate empty

  empty

chmod +x:

  $ hg import -d "1000000 0" -msetx - <<EOF

  > diff --git a/new b/new

  > old mode 100644

  > new mode 100755

  > EOF

  applying patch from stdin

#if execbit

  $ hg tip -q

  2:3a34410f282e

  $ test -x new

  $ hg rollback -q

#else

  $ hg tip -q

  1:ab199dc869b5

#endif

Copy and removing x bit:

  $ hg import -f -d "1000000 0" -mcopy - <<EOF

  > diff --git a/new b/copy

  > old mode 100755

  > new mode 100644

  > similarity index 100%

  > copy from new

  > copy to copy

  > diff --git a/new b/copyx

  > similarity index 100%

  > copy from new

  > copy to copyx

  > EOF

  applying patch from stdin

  $ test -f copy

#if execbit

  $ test ! -x copy

  $ test -x copyx

  $ hg tip -q

  2:21dfaae65c71

#else

  $ hg tip -q

  2:0efdaa8e3bf3

#endif

  $ hg up -qCr1

  $ hg rollback -q

Copy (like above but independent of execbit):

  $ hg import -d "1000000 0" -mcopy - <<EOF

  > diff --git a/new b/copy

  > similarity index 100%

  > copy from new

  > copy to copy

  > diff --git a/new b/copyx

  > similarity index 100%

  > copy from new

  > copy to copyx

  > EOF

  applying patch from stdin

  $ hg tip -q

  2:0efdaa8e3bf3

  $ test -f copy

  $ cat copy

  a

  $ hg cat copy

  a

Rename:

  $ hg import -d "1000000 0" -mrename - <<EOF

  > diff --git a/copy b/rename

  > similarity index 100%

  > rename from copy

  > rename to rename

  > EOF

  applying patch from stdin

  $ hg tip -q

  3:b1f57753fad2

  $ hg locate

  copyx

  empty

  new

  rename

Delete:

  $ hg import -d "1000000 0" -mdelete - <<EOF

  > diff --git a/copyx b/copyx

  > deleted file mode 100755

  > index 7898192..0000000

  > --- a/copyx

  > +++ /dev/null

  > @@ -1 +0,0 @@

  > -a

  > EOF

  applying patch from stdin

  $ hg tip -q

  4:1bd1da94b9b2

  $ hg locate

  empty

  new

  rename

  $ test -f copyx

  [1]

Regular diff:

  $ hg import -d "1000000 0" -mregular - <<EOF

  > diff --git a/rename b/rename

  > index 7898192..72e1fe3 100644

  > --- a/rename

  > +++ b/rename

  > @@ -1 +1,5 @@

  >  a

  > +a

  > +a

  > +a

  > +a

  > EOF

  applying patch from stdin

  $ hg tip -q

  5:46fe99cb3035

Copy and modify:

  $ hg import -d "1000000 0" -mcopymod - <<EOF

  > diff --git a/rename b/copy2

  > similarity index 80%

  > copy from rename

  > copy to copy2

  > index 72e1fe3..b53c148 100644

  > --- a/rename

  > +++ b/copy2

  > @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@

  >  a

  >  a

  > -a

  > +b

  >  a

  >  a

  > EOF

  applying patch from stdin

  $ hg tip -q

  6:ffeb3197c12d

  $ hg cat copy2

  a

  a

  b

  a

  a

Rename and modify:

  $ hg import -d "1000000 0" -mrenamemod - <<EOF

  > diff --git a/copy2 b/rename2

  > similarity index 80%

  > rename from copy2

  > rename to rename2

  > index b53c148..8f81e29 100644

  > --- a/copy2

  > +++ b/rename2

  > @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@

  >  a

  >  a

  >  b

  > -a

  > +c

  >  a

  > EOF

  applying patch from stdin

  $ hg tip -q

  7:401aede9e6bb

  $ hg locate copy2

  [1]

  $ hg cat rename2

  a

  a

  b

  c

  a

One file renamed multiple times:

  $ hg import -d "1000000 0" -mmultirenames - <<EOF

  > diff --git a/rename2 b/rename3

  > rename from rename2

  > rename to rename3

  > diff --git a/rename2 b/rename3-2

  > rename from rename2

  > rename to rename3-2

  > EOF

  applying patch from stdin

  $ hg tip -q

  8:2ef727e684e8

  $ hg log -vr. --template '{rev} {files} / {file_copies}\n'

  8 rename2 rename3 rename3-2 / rename3 (rename2)rename3-2 (rename2)

  $ hg locate rename2 rename3 rename3-2

  rename3

  rename3-2

  $ hg cat rename3

  a

  a

  b

  c

  a

  $ hg cat rename3-2

  a

  a

  b

  c

  a

  $ echo foo > foo

  $ hg add foo

  $ hg ci -m 'add foo'

Binary files and regular patch hunks:

  $ hg import -d "1000000 0" -m binaryregular - <<EOF

  > diff --git a/binary b/binary

  > new file mode 100644

  > index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..593f4708db84ac8fd0f5cc47c634f38c013fe9e4

  > GIT binary patch

  > literal 4

  > Lc\${NkU|;|M00aO5

  > 

  > diff --git a/foo b/foo2

  > rename from foo

  > rename to foo2

  > EOF

  applying patch from stdin

  $ hg tip -q

  10:27377172366e

  $ cat foo2

  foo

  $ hg manifest --debug | grep binary

  045c85ba38952325e126c70962cc0f9d9077bc67 644   binary

Multiple binary files:

  $ hg import -d "1000000 0" -m multibinary - <<EOF

  > diff --git a/mbinary1 b/mbinary1

  > new file mode 100644

  > index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..593f4708db84ac8fd0f5cc47c634f38c013fe9e4

  > GIT binary patch

  > literal 4

  > Lc\${NkU|;|M00aO5

  > 

  > diff --git a/mbinary2 b/mbinary2

  > new file mode 100644

  > index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..112363ac1917b417ffbd7f376ca786a1e5fa7490

  > GIT binary patch

  > literal 5

  > Mc\${NkU|\`?^000jF3jhEB

  > 

  > EOF

  applying patch from stdin

  $ hg tip -q

  11:18b73a84b4ab

  $ hg manifest --debug | grep mbinary

  045c85ba38952325e126c70962cc0f9d9077bc67 644   mbinary1

  a874b471193996e7cb034bb301cac7bdaf3e3f46 644   mbinary2

Binary file and delta hunk (we build the patch using this sed hack to

avoid an unquoted ^, which check-code says breaks sh on Solaris):

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  > diff --git a/delta b/delta

  > new file mode 100644

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