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NAME

       mercurial-port  -  Incorporate an already released version of a package
       source into a specific porting branch.

SYNOPSIS

       mercurial-port [option] branch

DESCRIPTION

       Switch to the specified branch and merge with the default branch.   The
       specified branch is created if necessary.

OPTIONS

       --version, -V

              Output version and exit.

       --verbose, -v

              Increase verbosity level.  Can be used several times.

       --package-version version, -p version

              Merge  version  into  branch  instead  of  using the most recent
              version from debian/changelog.

EXAMPLES

       mercurial-port -p 3.2-1 lenny

              Merge version 3.2-1 of the package in the current directory into
              the branch lenny.

AUTHOR

       Jens Peter Secher <jpsecher@gmail.com>

SEE ALSO

       mercurial-importorig(1),       mercurial-importdsc(1),       mercurial-
       buildpackage(1), mercurial-tagversion(1), mercurial-pristinetar(1).