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|hg| Branching Vs Bookmarking
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If you wish to use the branching workflow in |hg|, as mentioned in the
:ref:`workflow` section, then there is a subtle but important difference to
note between what branching means in |git| and |hg|.
* |hg| stores branch information as a permanent part of each commit. Each
branch needs to be named and is assigned persistent symbolic links inside the
|repo|.
* In |git|, by contrast, a branch is simply a lightweight movable pointer to
a commit.
This is where bookmarks replicate the |git| branch functionality in |hg|. A
bookmark is a references to a commit that can be automatically updated when
new commits are made. For more information, see the `Mercurial Bookmark`_
documentation.
To use |hg| bookmarks like |git| branches, see the following example.
.. code-block:: bash
# Make a bookmark particular revision
$ hg bookmark -r 3400 my-bookmark
# push the bookmark to the server
$ hg push -B my-bookmark
# Delete remote bookmark, by deleting locally, then push deletion
$ hg bookmark -d my-bookmark
$ hg push -B my-bookmark
To open a |pr| from a bookmark using |RCE|, use the usual |pr| steps.
.. image:: ../images/pr-from-bookmark.png
.. _Mercurial Bookmark: https://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/Bookmarks