diff --git a/hgext/convert/cvs.py b/hgext/convert/cvs.py
--- a/hgext/convert/cvs.py
+++ b/hgext/convert/cvs.py
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class convert_cvs(converter_source):
 
                 if not passw:
                     passw = "A"
-                    pf = open(os.path.join(os.environ["HOME"], ".cvspass"))
+                    pf = open(os.path.expanduser("~/.cvspass"))
                     for line in pf.read().splitlines():
                         part1, part2 = line.split(' ', 1)
                         if part1 == '/1':
diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -389,10 +389,10 @@ def branches(ui, repo, active=False):
             if ui.quiet:
                 ui.write("%s\n" % tag)
             else:
-                rev = str(node).rjust(32 - util.locallen(tag))
+                rev = str(node).rjust(31 - util.locallen(tag))
                 isinactive = ((not isactive) and " (inactive)") or ''
                 data = tag, rev, hexfunc(repo.lookup(node)), isinactive
-                ui.write("%s%s:%s%s\n" % data)
+                ui.write("%s %s:%s%s\n" % data)
 
 def bundle(ui, repo, fname, dest=None, **opts):
     """create a changegroup file
diff --git a/tests/test-branches b/tests/test-branches
--- a/tests/test-branches
+++ b/tests/test-branches
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ hg commit -d '5 0' -u test -m "Adding c 
 
 echo 'd' >d
 hg add d
-hg branch d
+hg branch 'a branch name much longer than the default justification used by branches'
 hg commit -d '6 0' -u test -m "Adding d branch"
 
 hg branches
diff --git a/tests/test-branches.out b/tests/test-branches.out
--- a/tests/test-branches.out
+++ b/tests/test-branches.out
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ created new head
 0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
 created new head
 marked working directory as branch c
-marked working directory as branch d
-d                              6:9c581c5ff105
+marked working directory as branch a branch name much longer than the default justification used by branches
+a branch name much longer than the default justification used by branches 6:b8cb5af34c4d
 b                              4:22df7444f7c1
 a                              1:dd6b440dd85a
 c                              5:5ca481e59b8c (inactive)
 default                        0:19709c5a4e75 (inactive)
 -------
-d                              6:9c581c5ff105
+a branch name much longer than the default justification used by branches 6:b8cb5af34c4d
 b                              4:22df7444f7c1
 a                              1:dd6b440dd85a
 --- Branch a