hg branch [-fC] [NAME]
set or show the current branch name
.. note::
Branch names are permanent and global. Use :hg:`bookmark` to create a
light-weight bookmark instead. See :hg:`help glossary` for more
information about named branches and bookmarks.
With no argument, show the current branch name. With one argument,
set the working directory branch name (the branch will not exist
in the repository until the next commit). Standard practice
recommends that primary development take place on the 'default'
branch.
Unless -f/--force is specified, branch will not let you set a
branch name that already exists, even if it's inactive.
Use -C/--clean to reset the working directory branch to that of
the parent of the working directory, negating a previous branch
change.
Use the command :hg:`update` to switch to an existing branch. Use
:hg:`commit --close-branch` to mark this branch as closed.
Returns 0 on success.
options:
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-f --force set branch name even if it shadows an existing branch
-C --clean reset branch name to parent branch name
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global options:
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-R --repository REPO repository root directory or name of overlay bundle file
--cwd DIR change working directory
-y --noninteractive do not prompt, automatically pick the first choice for all prompts
-q --quiet suppress output
-v --verbose enable additional output
--config CONFIG [+] set/override config option (use 'section.name=value')
--debug enable debugging output
--debugger start debugger
--encoding ENCODE set the charset encoding (default: UTF-8)
--encodingmode MODE set the charset encoding mode (default: strict)
--traceback always print a traceback on exception
--time time how long the command takes
--profile print command execution profile
--version output version information and exit
-h --help display help and exit
--hidden consider hidden changesets
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[+] marked option can be specified multiple times