mercurial/help/multirevs.txt

manifest: convert PyString* to PyBytes*

Python 2.6 introduced PyBytesObject and PyBytes* as aliases for
PyStringObject and PyString*. So on Python 2.6+, PyBytes* and PyString*
are identical and this patch should be a no-op.

On Python 3, PyStringObject is effectively renamed to PyUnicodeObject
and PyBytesObject becomes the main type for byte strings.

This patch begins the process of mass converting PyString* to PyBytes*
so the C extensions use the correct type on Python 3.

When Mercurial accepts more than one revision, they may be specified
individually, or provided as a topologically continuous range,
separated by the ":" character.

The syntax of range notation is [BEGIN]:[END], where BEGIN and END are
revision identifiers. Both BEGIN and END are optional. If BEGIN is not
specified, it defaults to revision number 0. If END is not specified,
it defaults to the tip. The range ":" thus means "all revisions".

If BEGIN is greater than END, revisions are treated in reverse order.

A range acts as a closed interval. This means that a range of 3:5
gives 3, 4 and 5. Similarly, a range of 9:6 gives 9, 8, 7, and 6.