$ hg init a $ cd a $ echo a > a $ hg ci -A -d'1 0' -m a adding a $ cd .. $ hg init b $ cd b $ echo b > b $ hg ci -A -d'1 0' -m b adding b $ cd .. $ hg clone a c updating to branch default 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ cd c $ cat >> .hg/hgrc < [paths] > relative = ../a > EOF $ hg pull -f ../b pulling from ../b searching for changes warning: repository is unrelated requesting all changes adding changesets adding manifests adding file changes added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 1 files (+1 heads) new changesets b6c483daf290 (run 'hg heads' to see heads, 'hg merge' to merge) $ hg merge 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved (branch merge, don't forget to commit) $ cd .. Testing -R/--repository: $ hg -R a tip changeset: 0:8580ff50825a tag: tip user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:01 1970 +0000 summary: a $ hg --repository b tip changeset: 0:b6c483daf290 tag: tip user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:01 1970 +0000 summary: b -R with a URL: $ hg -R file:a identify 8580ff50825a tip $ hg -R file://localhost/`pwd`/a/ identify 8580ff50825a tip -R with path aliases: $ cd c $ hg -R default identify 8580ff50825a tip $ hg -R relative identify 8580ff50825a tip $ echo '[paths]' >> $HGRCPATH $ echo 'relativetohome = a' >> $HGRCPATH $ HOME=`pwd`/../ hg -R relativetohome identify 8580ff50825a tip $ cd .. #if no-outer-repo Implicit -R: $ hg ann a/a 0: a $ hg ann a/a a/a 0: a $ hg ann a/a b/b abort: no repository found in '$TESTTMP' (.hg not found)! [255] $ hg -R b ann a/a abort: a/a not under root '$TESTTMP/b' (consider using '--cwd b') [255] $ hg log abort: no repository found in '$TESTTMP' (.hg not found)! [255] #endif Abbreviation of long option: $ hg --repo c tip changeset: 1:b6c483daf290 tag: tip parent: -1:000000000000 user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:01 1970 +0000 summary: b earlygetopt with duplicate options (36d23de02da1): $ hg --cwd a --cwd b --cwd c tip changeset: 1:b6c483daf290 tag: tip parent: -1:000000000000 user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:01 1970 +0000 summary: b $ hg --repo c --repository b -R a tip changeset: 0:8580ff50825a tag: tip user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:01 1970 +0000 summary: a earlygetopt short option without following space: $ hg -q -Rb tip 0:b6c483daf290 earlygetopt with illegal abbreviations: $ hg --configfi "foo.bar=baz" abort: option --configfile may not be abbreviated! [255] $ hg --cw a tip abort: option --cwd may not be abbreviated! [255] $ hg --rep a tip abort: option -R has to be separated from other options (e.g. not -qR) and --repository may only be abbreviated as --repo! [255] $ hg --repositor a tip abort: option -R has to be separated from other options (e.g. not -qR) and --repository may only be abbreviated as --repo! [255] $ hg -qR a tip abort: option -R has to be separated from other options (e.g. not -qR) and --repository may only be abbreviated as --repo! [255] $ hg -qRa tip abort: option -R has to be separated from other options (e.g. not -qR) and --repository may only be abbreviated as --repo! [255] Testing --cwd: $ hg --cwd a parents changeset: 0:8580ff50825a tag: tip user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:01 1970 +0000 summary: a Testing -y/--noninteractive - just be sure it is parsed: $ hg --cwd a tip -q --noninteractive 0:8580ff50825a $ hg --cwd a tip -q -y 0:8580ff50825a Testing -q/--quiet: $ hg -R a -q tip 0:8580ff50825a $ hg -R b -q tip 0:b6c483daf290 $ hg -R c --quiet parents 0:8580ff50825a 1:b6c483daf290 Testing -v/--verbose: $ hg --cwd c head -v changeset: 1:b6c483daf290 tag: tip parent: -1:000000000000 user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:01 1970 +0000 files: b description: b changeset: 0:8580ff50825a user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:01 1970 +0000 files: a description: a $ hg --cwd b tip --verbose changeset: 0:b6c483daf290 tag: tip user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:01 1970 +0000 files: b description: b Testing --config: $ hg --cwd c --config paths.quuxfoo=bar paths | grep quuxfoo > /dev/null && echo quuxfoo quuxfoo $ hg --cwd c --config '' tip -q abort: malformed --config option: '' (use --config section.name=value) [255] $ hg --cwd c --config a.b tip -q abort: malformed --config option: 'a.b' (use --config section.name=value) [255] $ hg --cwd c --config a tip -q abort: malformed --config option: 'a' (use --config section.name=value) [255] $ hg --cwd c --config a.= tip -q abort: malformed --config option: 'a.=' (use --config section.name=value) [255] $ hg --cwd c --config .b= tip -q abort: malformed --config option: '.b=' (use --config section.name=value) [255] Testing --debug: $ hg --cwd c log --debug changeset: 1:b6c483daf2907ce5825c0bb50f5716226281cc1a tag: tip phase: public parent: -1:0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 parent: -1:0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 manifest: 1:23226e7a252cacdc2d99e4fbdc3653441056de49 user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:01 1970 +0000 files+: b extra: branch=default description: b changeset: 0:8580ff50825a50c8f716709acdf8de0deddcd6ab phase: public parent: -1:0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 parent: -1:0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 manifest: 0:a0c8bcbbb45c63b90b70ad007bf38961f64f2af0 user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:01 1970 +0000 files+: a extra: branch=default description: a Testing --traceback: #if no-chg $ hg --cwd c --config x --traceback id 2>&1 | grep -i 'traceback' Traceback (most recent call last): #else Traceback for '--config' errors not supported with chg. $ hg --cwd c --config x --traceback id 2>&1 | grep -i 'traceback' [1] #endif Testing --time: $ hg --cwd a --time id 8580ff50825a tip time: real * (glob) Testing --version: $ hg --version -q Mercurial Distributed SCM * (glob) hide outer repo $ hg init Testing -h/--help: $ hg -h Mercurial Distributed SCM hg COMMAND [OPTIONS] These are some common Mercurial commands. Use 'hg help commands' to list all commands, and 'hg help COMMAND' to get help on a specific command. Get the latest commits from the server: pull pull changes from the specified source View commits: show show commit in detail diff show differences between commits Check out a commit: checkout check out a specific commit Work with your checkout: status list files with pending changes add start tracking the specified files remove delete the specified tracked files forget stop tracking the specified files revert change the specified files to match a commit Commit changes and modify commits: commit save all pending changes or specified files in a new commit Rearrange commits: graft copy commits from a different location Undo changes: uncommit uncommit part or all of the current commit Other commands: config show config settings grep search for a pattern in tracked files in the working directory Additional help topics: filesets specifying files by their characteristics glossary common terms patterns specifying files by file name pattern revisions specifying commits templating customizing output with templates $ hg --help Mercurial Distributed SCM hg COMMAND [OPTIONS] These are some common Mercurial commands. Use 'hg help commands' to list all commands, and 'hg help COMMAND' to get help on a specific command. Get the latest commits from the server: pull pull changes from the specified source View commits: show show commit in detail diff show differences between commits Check out a commit: checkout check out a specific commit Work with your checkout: status list files with pending changes add start tracking the specified files remove delete the specified tracked files forget stop tracking the specified files revert change the specified files to match a commit Commit changes and modify commits: commit save all pending changes or specified files in a new commit Rearrange commits: graft copy commits from a different location Undo changes: uncommit uncommit part or all of the current commit Other commands: config show config settings grep search for a pattern in tracked files in the working directory Additional help topics: filesets specifying files by their characteristics glossary common terms patterns specifying files by file name pattern revisions specifying commits templating customizing output with templates Not tested: --debugger