$ hg init no bookmarks $ hg bookmarks no bookmarks set set bookmark X $ hg bookmark X list bookmarks $ hg bookmark * X -1:000000000000 list bookmarks with color $ hg --config extensions.color= --config color.mode=ansi \ > bookmark --color=always \x1b[0;32m * X -1:000000000000\x1b[0m (esc) update to bookmark X $ hg update X 0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved list bookmarks $ hg bookmarks * X -1:000000000000 rename $ hg bookmark -m X Z list bookmarks $ cat .hg/bookmarks.current Z (no-eol) $ cat .hg/bookmarks 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Z $ hg bookmarks * Z -1:000000000000 new bookmark Y $ hg bookmark Y list bookmarks $ hg bookmark * Y -1:000000000000 Z -1:000000000000 commit $ echo 'b' > b $ hg add b $ hg commit -m'test' list bookmarks $ hg bookmark * Y 0:719295282060 Z -1:000000000000 Verify that switching to Z updates the current bookmark: $ hg update Z 0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ hg bookmark Y 0:719295282060 * Z -1:000000000000 Switch back to Y for the remaining tests in this file: $ hg update Y 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved delete bookmarks $ hg bookmark -d Y $ hg bookmark -d Z list bookmarks $ hg bookmark no bookmarks set update to tip $ hg update tip 0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved set bookmark Y using -r . $ hg bookmark -r . Y list bookmarks $ hg bookmark * Y 0:719295282060