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help: include bookmarks in 'help revisions' and simplify wording
author | Kevin Bullock <kbullock@ringworld.org> |
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date | Wed, 16 May 2012 10:29:11 -0500 |
parents | f91e5630ce7e |
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10 A hexadecimal string less than 40 characters long is treated as a | 10 A hexadecimal string less than 40 characters long is treated as a |
11 unique revision identifier and is referred to as a short-form | 11 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 | 12 identifier. A short-form identifier is only valid if it is the prefix |
13 of exactly one full-length identifier. | 13 of exactly one full-length identifier. |
14 | 14 |
15 Any other string is treated as a tag or branch name. A tag name is a | 15 Any other string is treated as a bookmark, tag, or branch name. A |
16 symbolic name associated with a revision identifier. A branch name | 16 bookmark is a movable pointer to a revision. A tag is a permanent name |
17 denotes the tipmost revision of that branch. Tag and branch names must | 17 associated with a revision. A branch name denotes the tipmost revision |
18 not contain the ":" character. | 18 of that branch. Bookmark, tag, and branch names must not contain the ":" |
19 character. | |
19 | 20 |
20 The reserved name "tip" is a special tag that always identifies the | 21 The reserved name "tip" always identifies the most recent revision. |
21 most recent revision. | |
22 | 22 |
23 The reserved name "null" indicates the null revision. This is the | 23 The reserved name "null" indicates the null revision. This is the |
24 revision of an empty repository, and the parent of revision 0. | 24 revision of an empty repository, and the parent of revision 0. |
25 | 25 |
26 The reserved name "." indicates the working directory parent. If no | 26 The reserved name "." indicates the working directory parent. If no |