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Asked: 2026-06-17T01:35:55+00:00

I read about bookmarks in mercurial, every source states that it’s like git branching,

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I read about bookmarks in mercurial, every source states that it’s like git branching, that the bookmark gets updated uppon every commit, but I really don’t understand what’s its purpose. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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  1. Editorial Team

    From the Mercurial wiki:

    Bookmarks are references to commits that are automatically updated
    when new commits are made. If you do hg bookmark feature the feature
    bookmark refers to the current changeset. As you work and commit
    changes the bookmark will move forward with every commit you do. The
    bookmark will always point to the latest revision in your line of
    work. Since bookmarks are automatically updated when committing to the
    changeset they are pointing to, they are especially useful to keep
    track of different heads. They can therefore be used for trying out
    new features or pulling changes that have yet to be reviewed.

    I also suggest reading this article for an overview of the various ways to branch in Mercurial.

    I suggest not taking bookmarks and trying to find a use for them, but rather finding a process you find natural to use in your team and then finding how Mercurial best handles branches in the context of that process, be it with bookmarks or cloning or what have you.

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