$ cat <> $HGRCPATH > [extensions] > purge = > EOF $ hg init test $ cd test $ echo a > changed $ echo a > removed $ echo a > source $ hg ci -Am addfiles adding changed adding removed adding source $ echo a >> changed $ echo a > added $ hg add added $ hg rm removed $ hg cp source copied $ hg diff --git > ../unknown.diff Test adding on top of an unknown file $ hg up -qC 0 $ hg purge $ echo a > added $ hg import --no-commit ../unknown.diff applying ../unknown.diff file added already exists 1 out of 1 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file added.rej abort: patch failed to apply [255] Test modifying an unknown file $ hg revert -aq $ hg purge $ hg rm changed $ hg ci -m removechanged $ echo a > changed $ hg import --no-commit ../unknown.diff applying ../unknown.diff abort: cannot patch changed: file is not tracked [255] Test removing an unknown file $ hg up -qC 0 $ hg purge $ hg rm removed $ hg ci -m removeremoved created new head $ echo a > removed $ hg import --no-commit ../unknown.diff applying ../unknown.diff abort: cannot patch removed: file is not tracked [255] Test copying onto an unknown file $ hg up -qC 0 $ hg purge $ echo a > copied $ hg import --no-commit ../unknown.diff applying ../unknown.diff abort: cannot create copied: destination already exists [255] $ cd ..