|hg| Branching Vs Bookmarking
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.
# 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.
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