#!/bin/sh hg init echo a > a hg ci -Amadd chmod +x a hg ci -mexecutable hg up 0 rm a ln -s symlink a hg ci -msymlink hg merge echo % symlink is left parent, executable is right if [ -h a ]; then echo a is a symlink readlink a elif [ -x a ]; then echo a is executable fi hg update -C 1 hg merge echo % symlink is right parent, executable is left if [ -h a ]; then echo a is a symlink readlink a elif [ -x a ]; then echo a is executable fi