Test 'hg log' with a bookmark Create the repository $ hg init Test-D8973 $ cd Test-D8973 $ echo "bar" > foo.txt $ hg add foo.txt $ hg commit -m "Add foo in 'default'" Add a bookmark for topic X $ hg branch -f sebhtml marked working directory as branch sebhtml (branches are permanent and global, did you want a bookmark?) $ hg bookmark sebhtml/99991-topic-X $ hg up sebhtml/99991-topic-X 0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ echo "X" > x.txt $ hg add x.txt $ hg commit -m "Add x.txt in 'sebhtml/99991-topic-X'" $ hg log -B sebhtml/99991-topic-X changeset: 1:29f39dea9bf9 branch: sebhtml bookmark: sebhtml/99991-topic-X tag: tip user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 summary: Add x.txt in 'sebhtml/99991-topic-X' Add a bookmark for topic Y $ hg update default 0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved (leaving bookmark sebhtml/99991-topic-X) $ echo "Y" > y.txt $ hg add y.txt $ hg branch -f sebhtml marked working directory as branch sebhtml $ hg bookmark sebhtml/99992-topic-Y $ hg up sebhtml/99992-topic-Y 0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ hg commit -m "Add y.txt in 'sebhtml/99992-topic-Y'" created new head $ hg log -B sebhtml/99992-topic-Y changeset: 2:11df7969cf8d branch: sebhtml bookmark: sebhtml/99992-topic-Y tag: tip parent: 0:eaea25376a59 user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 summary: Add y.txt in 'sebhtml/99992-topic-Y' The log of topic Y does not interfere with the log of topic X $ hg log -B sebhtml/99991-topic-X changeset: 1:29f39dea9bf9 branch: sebhtml bookmark: sebhtml/99991-topic-X user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 summary: Add x.txt in 'sebhtml/99991-topic-X' Merge topics Y and X in the default branch $ hg update default 0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved (leaving bookmark sebhtml/99992-topic-Y) $ hg bookmark sebhtml/99991-topic-X 1:29f39dea9bf9 sebhtml/99992-topic-Y 2:11df7969cf8d $ hg merge sebhtml/99992-topic-Y 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved (branch merge, don't forget to commit) $ hg commit -m "Merge branch 'sebhtml/99992-topic-Y' into 'default'" $ hg update default 0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ hg merge sebhtml/99991-topic-X 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved (branch merge, don't forget to commit) $ hg commit -m "Merge branch 'sebhtml/99991-topic-X' into 'default'" Check the log of topic X, topic Y, and default branch $ hg log -B sebhtml/99992-topic-Y $ hg log -B sebhtml/99991-topic-X $ hg log -b default changeset: 4:c26ba8c1e1cb tag: tip parent: 3:2189f3fb90d6 parent: 1:29f39dea9bf9 user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 summary: Merge branch 'sebhtml/99991-topic-X' into 'default' changeset: 3:2189f3fb90d6 parent: 0:eaea25376a59 parent: 2:11df7969cf8d user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 summary: Merge branch 'sebhtml/99992-topic-Y' into 'default' changeset: 0:eaea25376a59 user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 summary: Add foo in 'default'