$ mkdir a $ cd a $ hg init $ echo 123 > a $ hg add a $ hg commit -m "a" -u a $ cd .. $ mkdir b $ cd b $ hg init $ echo 321 > b $ hg add b $ hg commit -m "b" -u b $ hg pull ../a pulling from ../a searching for changes abort: repository is unrelated [255] $ hg pull -f ../a pulling from ../a searching for changes warning: repository is unrelated requesting all changes adding changesets adding manifests adding file changes added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 1 files (+1 heads) (run 'hg heads' to see heads, 'hg merge' to merge) $ hg heads changeset: 1:9a79c33a9db3 tag: tip parent: -1:000000000000 user: a date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 summary: a changeset: 0:01f8062b2de5 user: b date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 summary: b