version control - Can I split a Mercurial repository?

Question

I have a largish Mercurial repository that I've decided would be better as several smaller repositories. Is there a way that I can split the repository and have each piece retain its revision history?

Answer 1

The best way to do this is using the 'convert' extension. You'll use mercurial and both source and destination type and then use a --filemap with entries like:

exclude path/you/do/not/want
rename path/you/do/want .

The rename is only necessary if you want to take the parts you're keeping and move them "higher" in the directory hierarchy.