$ hg init $ echo This is file a1 > a $ echo This is file b1 > b $ hg add a b $ hg commit -m "commit #0" $ echo This is file b22 > b $ hg commit -m "comment #1" $ hg update 0 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ rm b $ hg commit -A -m "comment #2" removing b created new head $ hg update 1 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ hg update abort: crosses branches (use 'hg merge' or use 'hg update -c') [255] $ hg update -c 0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ mv a c In theory, we shouldn't need the "-y" below, but it prevents this test from hanging when "hg update" erroneously prompts the user for "keep or delete". Should abort: $ hg update -y 1 abort: crosses branches (use 'hg merge' to merge or use 'hg update -C' to discard changes) [255] $ mv c a Should succeed: $ hg update -y 1 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved