mercurial/help/revisions.txt
changeset 30767 bbb5cc55ab8b
parent 20245 4edd179fefb8
child 30769 e520f0f4b1cf
equal deleted inserted replaced
30766:d7bf7d2bd5ab 30767:bbb5cc55ab8b
     2 
     2 
     3 A plain integer is treated as a revision number. Negative integers are
     3 A plain integer is treated as a revision number. Negative integers are
     4 treated as sequential offsets from the tip, with -1 denoting the tip,
     4 treated as sequential offsets from the tip, with -1 denoting the tip,
     5 -2 denoting the revision prior to the tip, and so forth.
     5 -2 denoting the revision prior to the tip, and so forth.
     6 
     6 
     7 A 40-digit hexadecimal string is treated as a unique revision
     7 A 40-digit hexadecimal string is treated as a unique revision identifier.
     8 identifier.
       
     9 
       
    10 A hexadecimal string less than 40 characters long is treated as a
     8 A hexadecimal string less than 40 characters long is treated as a
    11 unique revision identifier and is referred to as a short-form
     9 unique revision identifier and is referred to as a short-form
    12 identifier. A short-form identifier is only valid if it is the prefix
    10 identifier. A short-form identifier is only valid if it is the prefix
    13 of exactly one full-length identifier.
    11 of exactly one full-length identifier.
    14 
    12