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share: replace the bookmarks.shared file with an entry on a new "shared" file

cd79fb4d75fd introduced a way to share bookmarks. When a repository share that
shares bookmarks was created, a .hg/bookmarks.shared file was created to mark
the repository share as one that shares its bookmarks.

We have plans to introduce other levels of sharing, including a "full share"
mode. Rather than creating a new ".shared" file for each new thing that we may
want to share It seems better to create a single "shared" file that will list
what is shared for a given shared repository. This should make it much easier
to get a list of everything that is shared by a given shared repository.

The shared file contains a list of shared "items" (such as bookmarks). Each
shared "item" is added as a new line in the file. For now the only possible
entry in the file is "bookmarks".

Mercurial supports several ways to specify individual revisions.

A plain integer is treated as a revision number. Negative integers are
treated as sequential offsets from the tip, with -1 denoting the tip,
-2 denoting the revision prior to the tip, and so forth.

A 40-digit hexadecimal string is treated as a unique revision
identifier.

A hexadecimal string less than 40 characters long is treated as a
unique revision identifier and is referred to as a short-form
identifier. A short-form identifier is only valid if it is the prefix
of exactly one full-length identifier.

Any other string is treated as a bookmark, tag, or branch name. A
bookmark is a movable pointer to a revision. A tag is a permanent name
associated with a revision. A branch name denotes the tipmost open branch head
of that branch - or if they are all closed, the tipmost closed head of the
branch. Bookmark, tag, and branch names must not contain the ":" character.

The reserved name "tip" always identifies the most recent revision.

The reserved name "null" indicates the null revision. This is the
revision of an empty repository, and the parent of revision 0.

The reserved name "." indicates the working directory parent. If no
working directory is checked out, it is equivalent to null. If an
uncommitted merge is in progress, "." is the revision of the first
parent.