$ hg init repo $ cd repo $ i=0; while [ "$i" -lt 213 ]; do echo a >> a; i=`expr $i + 1`; done $ hg add a Wide diffstat: $ hg diff --stat a | 213 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 213 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diffstat width: $ COLUMNS=24 hg diff --config ui.interactive=true --stat a | 213 ++++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 213 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) $ hg ci -m adda $ cat >> a < a > a > a > EOF Narrow diffstat: $ hg diff --stat a | 3 +++ 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) $ hg ci -m appenda $ printf '\0' > b $ hg add b Binary diffstat: $ hg diff --stat b | 0 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) Binary git diffstat: $ hg diff --stat --git b | Bin 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) $ hg ci -m createb $ printf '\0' > "file with spaces" $ hg add "file with spaces" Filename with spaces diffstat: $ hg diff --stat file with spaces | 0 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) Filename with spaces git diffstat: $ hg diff --stat --git file with spaces | Bin 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)