$ hg init

# Quickly check what commands are available
$ hg help

# Get help on a specific command
# hg help <command>
$ hg help add
$ hg help commit
$ hg help init

# Will display the status of files
$ hg status

# Get help on the status subcommand
$ hg help status

# Add a file in the current directory
$ hg add filename.rb

# Add a file in a sub directory
$ hg add foo/bar/filename.rb

# Add files by pattern
$ hg add *.rb

# With no argument it shows the current branch name
$ hg branch

# With a name argument it will change the current branch.
$ hg branch new_branch
marked working directory as branch new_branch
(branches are permanent and global, did you want a bookmark?)

# List tags
$ hg tags
tip                                2:efc8222cd1fb
v1.0                               0:37e9b57123b3

# Create a new tag on the current revision
$ hg tag v1.1

# Create a tag on a specific revision
$ hg tag -r efc8222cd1fb v1.1.1

# Clone a remote repo to a local directory
$ hg clone https://some-mercurial-server.example.com/reponame

# Clone a local repo to a remote server
$ hg clone . ssh://username@some-mercurial-server.example.com/newrepo

# Clone a local repo to a local repo
$ hg clone . /tmp/some_backup_dir

# Commit with a message
$ hg commit -m 'This is a commit message'

# Commit all added / removed files in the current tree
$ hg commit -A 'Adding and removing all existing files in the tree'

# amend the parent of the working directory with a new commit that contains the
# changes in the parent in addition to those currently reported by 'hg status',
$ hg commit --amend -m "Correct message"

# Show the diff between the current directory and a previous revision
$ hg diff -r 10

# Show the diff between two previous revisions
$ hg diff -r 30 -r 20

# Search files for a specific phrase
$ hg grep "TODO:"

# Show the history of the entire repository
$ hg log

# Show the history of a single file
$ hg log myfile.rb

# Show the revision changes as an ASCII art DAG with the most recent changeset
# at the top.
$ hg log -G

# Merge changesets to local repository
$ hg merge

# Merge from a named branch or revision into the current local branch
$ hg merge branchname_or_revision

# After successful merge, commit the changes
hg commit

# Rename a single file
$ hg mv foo.txt bar.txt

# Rename a directory
$ hg mv some_directory new_directory

# List remote paths
$ hg paths
remote1 = http://path/to/remote1
remote2 = http://path/to/remote2

# Pull from remote 1
$ hg pull remote1

# Pull from remote 2
$ hg pull remote2

# List remote paths
$ hg paths
remote1 = http://path/to/remote1
remote2 = http://path/to/remote2

# Pull from remote 1
$ hg push remote1

# Pull from remote 2
$ hg push remote2

# Put the commits into draft status
# This will draft all subsequent commits on the relevant branch
$ hg phase --draft --force -r 1206

# Rebase from from revision 102 over revision 208
$ hg rebase -s 102 -d 208

# Reset a specific file to its checked out state
$ hg revert oops_i_did_it_again.txt

# Revert a specific file to its checked out state without leaving a .orig file
# around
$ hg revert -C oops_i_did_it_again.txt

# Revert all changes
$ hg revert -a

# Remove a specific file
$ hg remove go_away.txt

# Remove a group of files by pattern
$ hg remove *.txt