$ hg init $ touch a $ hg add a $ hg commit -m "Added a" $ touch main $ hg add main $ hg commit -m "Added main" $ hg checkout 0 0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved 'main' should be gone: $ ls a $ touch side1 $ hg add side1 $ hg commit -m "Added side1" created new head $ touch side2 $ hg add side2 $ hg commit -m "Added side2" $ hg log changeset: 3:91ebc10ed028 tag: tip user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 summary: Added side2 changeset: 2:b932d7dbb1e1 parent: 0:c2eda428b523 user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 summary: Added side1 changeset: 1:71a760306caf user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 summary: Added main changeset: 0:c2eda428b523 user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 summary: Added a $ hg heads changeset: 3:91ebc10ed028 tag: tip user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 summary: Added side2 changeset: 1:71a760306caf user: test date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 summary: Added main $ ls a side1 side2 $ hg update --debug -C 1 resolving manifests branchmerge: False, force: True, partial: False ancestor: 91ebc10ed028+, local: 91ebc10ed028+, remote: 71a760306caf side1: other deleted -> r side2: other deleted -> r main: remote created -> g removing side1 removing side2 getting main updating: main 3/3 files (100.00%) 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 2 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ ls a main