#!/bin/sh mkdir a cd a hg init echo a > a hg add a hg commit -m test -d '0 0' # Default operation hg clone . ../b cd ../b cat a hg verify # No update hg clone -U . ../c cd ../c cat a 2>/dev/null || echo "a not present" hg verify # Default destination mkdir ../d cd ../d hg clone ../a cd a hg cat a