---
name: "mercurial-port"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mercurial-buildpackage"
version: "0.10.2"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mercurial-port"
---

# mercurial-port(1)

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

## 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-importorig/1.md), [**mercurial-importdsc**(1)](/mercurial-importdsc/1.md), [**mercurial-buildpackage**(1)](/mercurial-buildpackage/1.md), [**mercurial-tagversion**(1)](/mercurial-tagversion/1.md), [**mercurial-pristinetar**(1)](/mercurial-pristinetar/1.md).