Mercurial Hg - frequently used commands

hg clone

copy a locally non-existent repository from remote repository

hg pull --rebase

pull changes from remote to local, rebase local commits on new head

hg pull -u

pull changes from remote to local, update working dir to new head

hg update [optionally: where]

updates working dir to head or specified revision

hg st
hg status

list status of the working directory

hg commit

commit changes

hg commit --amend

amend last commit

hg push

push to remote repository

hg rebase -s [what] -d [where]

rebase one commit and its children to another commit -- commits specified by [commit number]

hg strip --keep [what and its children]

remove a commit and its children, and keep the changes in the working directory

hg strip [what and its children]

delete a commit and its children (will not keep changes!)

hg purge

cleans the working directory

hg shelve
hg unshelve

shelve or unshelve changes in the working directory