diff -r 39ef492603c6 -r a046e78c3290 hgext/evolve.py
--- a/hgext/evolve.py	Tue Dec 13 10:28:09 2016 -0800
+++ b/hgext/evolve.py	Thu Jan 12 13:47:49 2017 -0800
@@ -3068,16 +3068,17 @@
 
 @command('^fold|squash',
     [('r', 'rev', [], _("revision to fold")),
-     ('', 'exact', None, _("only fold specified revisions"))
+     ('', 'exact', None, _("only fold specified revisions")),
+     ('', 'from', None, _("fold revisions linearly to working copy parent"))
     ] + commitopts + commitopts2,
     _('hg fold [OPTION]... [-r] REV'))
 def fold(ui, repo, *revs, **opts):
     """fold multiple revisions into a single one
 
-    By default, folds all the revisions linearly between the given revisions
+    With --from, folds all the revisions linearly between the given revisions
     and the parent of the working directory.
 
-    Use --exact for folding only the specified revisions while ignoring the
+    With --exact, folds only the specified revisions while ignoring the
     parent of the working directory. In this case, the given revisions must
     form a linear unbroken chain.
 
@@ -3087,18 +3088,18 @@
 
      - Fold the current revision with its parent::
 
-         hg fold .^
+         hg fold --from .^
 
      - Fold all draft revisions with working directory parent::
 
-         hg fold 'draft()'
+         hg fold --from 'draft()'
 
        See :hg:`help phases` for more about draft revisions and
        :hg:`help revsets` for more about the `draft()` keyword
 
      - Fold revisions between 3 and 6 with the working directory parent::
 
-         hg fold 3::6
+         hg fold --from 3::6
 
      - Fold revisions 3 and 4:
 
@@ -3115,7 +3116,9 @@
 
     revs = scmutil.revrange(repo, revs)
 
-    if not opts['exact']:
+    if opts['from'] and opts['exact']:
+        raise error.Abort(_('cannot use both --from and --exact'))
+    elif opts['from']:
         # Try to extend given revision starting from the working directory
         extrevs = repo.revs('(%ld::.) or (.::%ld)', revs, revs)
         discardedrevs = [r for r in revs if r not in extrevs]
@@ -3124,6 +3127,11 @@
                                hint=_("given revisions are unrelated to parent "
                                       "of working directory"))
         revs = extrevs
+    elif opts['exact']:
+        # Nothing to do; "revs" is already set correctly
+        pass
+    else:
+        raise error.Abort(_('must specify either --from or --exact'))
 
     if len(revs) == 1:
         ui.write_err(_('single revision specified, nothing to fold\n'))