Test update.requiredest $ cd $TESTTMP $ cat >> $HGRCPATH < [commands] > update.requiredest = True > EOF $ hg init repo $ cd repo $ echo a >> a $ hg commit -qAm aa $ hg up abort: you must specify a destination (for example: hg update ".::") [255] $ hg up . 0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ HGPLAIN=1 hg up 0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ hg --config commands.update.requiredest=False up 0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ cd .. Check update.requiredest interaction with pull --update $ hg clone repo clone updating to branch default 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ cd repo $ echo a >> a $ hg commit -qAm aa $ cd ../clone $ hg pull --update abort: update destination required by configuration (use hg pull followed by hg update DEST) [255]