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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# 0-2-4
+#  \ \ \
+#   1-3-5
+#
+# rename in #1, content change in #4.
+
+hg init t
+cd t
+
+touch 1
+touch 2
+hg commit -Am init -d "0 0"  # 0
+
+hg rename 1 1a
+hg commit -m rename -d "0 0" # 1
+
+hg co -C 0
+echo unrelated >> 2
+hg ci -m unrelated1 -d "0 0"  # 2
+
+hg merge --debug 1
+hg ci -m merge1 -d "0 0" # 3
+
+hg co -C 2
+echo hello >> 1
+hg ci -m unrelated2 -d "0 0" # 4
+
+hg co -C 3
+hg merge -y --debug 4
+
+hg co -C 4
+hg merge -y --debug 3
+