If I have several commits made to the default branch since the last push, is it possible to go back, and move those commits into a separate named branch?
That is, I have:
A--B--C--D
and I want:
A
\
B--C--D
I hope this makes sense?
Take a look at the Transplant extension.
But personally, I'd do it using MQ, like so:
# assuming revs 1 and 2 are the ones we want to move
hg qimport -r1:2
# qimport creates a patch for each changeset
>hg qapplied
1.diff
2.diff
# pop the patches, to save for later
>hg qpop -a
popping 2.diff
popping 1.diff
patch queue now empty
# switch branches
>hg branch my-branch
marked working directory as branch my-branch
# push our saved changesets, essentially rebasing on the new branch
>hg qpush -a
applying 1.diff
applying 2.diff
now at: 2.diff
# make the patches part of permanent history
>hg qfin -a
You could probably also bend the Rebase extension to suit this purpose, if you prefer.