Help: branches

hg branches [-c]

list repository named branches

List the repository's named branches, indicating which ones are inactive. If -c/--closed is specified, also list branches which have been marked closed (see 'hg commit --close-branch').

Use the command 'hg update' to switch to an existing branch.

Template:

The following keywords are supported in addition to the common template keywords and functions such as "{branch}". See also 'hg help templates'.

active
Boolean. True if the branch is active.
closed
Boolean. True if the branch is closed.
current
Boolean. True if it is the current branch.

Returns 0.

options ([+] can be repeated):

-a --active show only branches that have unmerged heads (DEPRECATED)
-c --closed show normal and closed branches
-r --rev VALUE [+] show branch name(s) of the given rev
-T --template TEMPLATE display with template

global options ([+] can be repeated):

-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
--color TYPE when to colorize (boolean, always, auto, never, or debug)
--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
--pager TYPE when to paginate (boolean, always, auto, or never) (default: auto)